# Tesla on ‘autopilot’ crashes into sheriff deputy’s parked SUV

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**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 18, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tesla-on-autopilot-crashes-into-sheriff-deputy-s-parked-suv/176890 "2021-05-18T02:07:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tesla-on-autopilot-crashes-into-sheriff-deputy-s-parked-suv/176890/1 "2021-05-18T02:07:46Z")

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> **[Tesla on ‘autopilot’ crashes into sheriff deputy’s parked SUV | HeraldNet.com](https://www.heraldnet.com/news/tesla-on-autopilot-crashes-into-sheriff-deputys-parked-suv/)**
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> The deputy had just parked and exited the SUV while responding to an unrelated collision in Lake Stevens.

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tesla-on-autopilot-crashes-into-sheriff-deputy-s-parked-suv/176890/2 "2021-05-18T06:10:24Z")

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I guess it was an electrical failure. Just a bucket of volts.