Tag: police cars
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Texas cops are suing Tesla after a car that was reportedly on Autopilot plowed through 5 officers at a traffic stop
Tesla CEO Elon Musk versus the deputy's patrol vehicle damaged by the Tesla on Autopilot Snohomish County Sheriff's Office / FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Five Texas cops are suing Tesla after a Model X reportedly on Autopilot slammed into the policemen. The suit alleges Tesla falsely advertised that its Autopilot software is safer…
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Florida Police Release New Video Of Tesla On Autopilot Crashing Into Patrol Car [Updated]
On Friday, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) released new dashcam footage of the incident described below that occurred last month on August 29, 2021, when a Tesla Model 3 that was reportedly on Autopilot slammed into a police car nearly hitting an officer who was responding to a disabled vehicle in Orange County. Thanks to…
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Tesla Model 3 Driver Nabbed By The Police Falling Asleep Behind The Wheel For The Third Time
The driver of a Tesla Model 3 in Kenosha County, Wisconsin was recently fined after being spotted by police driving down the highway while asleep. It is understood that police received a call about the man sleeping while behind the wheel of the Model 3 and quickly responded. Dashcam footage from one of the police…
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Skoda Aims To Electrify Emergency Services With Enyaq IV Blue Light
Following the footsteps of Tesla’s demo electric Model 3 police car, Skoda has announced their emergency-services version of the Enyaq iV battery-EV crossover. However, unlike the Model 3, the Skoda will be available for blue-light teams in the UK from July 2021. The Enyaq will be the first of the iV range that receives this…
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Greek Island Going EV-Only Gets Its First VW ID.4 Police Cars
VW Group CEO Herbert Diess and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis handed over the initial electric vehicles to police from Astypalea, a Tiny Greek island in the Aegean Sea. Observing the first statement back in November, the plan to turn Astypalea to an “electric island” is now started together with the shipping of the very…
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Unmarked Mustang GT Police Car Nabs Honda Accord Trying To Race A Tesla Model 3
The driver of a silver Honda Accord has been filmed getting pulled by an unmarked police vehicle in Florida while seemingly attempting to race a Tesla Model 3 off the lights. If you skip the video below ahead to the 1:10 mark, then you will understand a Tesla Model 3 sitting Honda Accord next to…
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We Could See Rivian R1S And R1T Working As Police Cruisers (But PD’s Budgets Might Not)
The Rivian R1T and R1S are just two of the most eagerly-anticipated new electric vehicles going for the current sector and when deliveries usually do begin, we expect owners to shortly start placing the EVs during their paces. Rivian was keen to encourage the spirit of the R1T and R1S and will be marketing the…
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Tesla Cybertruck Police Cruiser Will Fight Crime In Dubai
From the Porsche 918 to the Lamborghini Aventador and also Bugatti Veyron, the Dubai police department has a few of their most impressive patrol cars around Earth. The lineup is all about to get larger, as they just declared the Tesla Cybertruck will be ready to serve and guard the streets of the city found…
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Swiss Police Take Delivery Of 13 Hyundai Kona Electric Models
Authorities in Switzerland recently took delivery of 13 Hyundai Kona Electric crossovers to join their fleet. The electrical crossovers will be utilised in the area of St. Gallen, and a few of them are fully kitted out with flashing white and lights and orange paint strategies and are prepared for duty. The rest eight Kona…
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Aussie Police Add Tesla Model X To Victoria State Highway Patrol Fleet
Police in the Australian state of Victoria have only added a Tesla Model X Long Range to their Highway Patrol fleet. It is not unusual for police forces Down Under to use eye-catching performance vehicles, but most of the times they are only used for promotional purposes and exhibited during community events. However, this Model…