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49ers coach states Tesla was on Autopilot during crash

San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has stated that his Tesla was operating on Autopilot during a recent accident. The incident occurred near downtown Palo Alto approximately four weeks ago. Shanahan initially took responsibility for the crash, but has since indicated the vehicle's Autopilot system was engaged at the time. AI

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RANK_REASON News about a specific incident involving a Tesla vehicle's Autopilot feature, not a product release or major company announcement.

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49ers coach states Tesla was on Autopilot during crash

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 49ers coach says his Tesla was on Autopilot when he crashed Four weeks ago, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was involved in an accident near downtown

    📰 49ers coach says his Tesla was on Autopilot when he crashed Four weeks ago, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was involved in an accident near downtown Palo Alto. At the time Shanahan said only that the accident was his fault. But during a recent pres... 📰 Source: The Ver…

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    49ers coach says his Tesla was on Autopilot when he crashed Head Coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers | Image: Michael Zagaris / San Francisco 49ers /

    49ers coach says his Tesla was on Autopilot when he crashed Head Coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers | Image: Michael Zagaris / San Francisco 49ers / Getty Images Four weeks ago, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was involved in an accident near downtown Palo Al……