On January 22, 2018 a Tesla Model S slammed into a parked fire
truck on California's 405 near Culver City. The driver of the
Tesla stated that prior to the accident he had the car's
autopilot system engaged. This is just the most recent in a series
of accidents in which Tesla's autopilot system has been
implicated. At present, Tesla's autopilot system is limited to
what it refers to as Traffic-Aware Cruise Control. This feature,
which is also provided by other car manufactures, allows the car to
maintain a lane and speed up or slow down depending upon traffic
conditions. The system relies upon driver input to observe and
avoid stationary objects, which may be the true culprit that
resulted in the recent crash. Interestingly, all Teslas are
equipped to function autonomously, taking its passengers to a
destination with no human interaction. Such features are not yet
enabled due to the need to obtain regulatory approval, and the
features of the current systems have been
