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Tesla's AI Self-Driving Software Squashed A Mannequin Named Timmy—Should It Remain Legal?

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Elon Musk keeps hyping the AI-enabled software, and getting more people to buy it is key to his massive new pay package. But in a recent test, it ignored standard street signs and even a flashing school bus stop sign – squashing mannequin child “Timmy.”

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