[Jeff Higgins]

This happened about ten miles away from my house. I ride or drive through this intersection at least five or six times a week.

https://komonews.com/news/local/tesla-autopilot-crash-motorcycle-snohomish-county-auto-pilot-hit-killed-dead-lunch-drink-impairment-no-dui-vehicular-homicide-charge-washington-state-patrol-probable-cause-arrest-distracted-driving-cell-phone#

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — The driver of a Tesla said he was on autopilot mode and distracted by his cell phone when his vehicle "lurched forward" and hit and killed a motorcyclist Friday afternoon.

The incident occurred on eastbound State Route 522 at Fales Road, and probable cause documents were filed by the Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. The 56-year-old Tesla sedan driver told a Washington State Patrol trooper he was driving home behind the motorcycle on SR 522 when he looked down at his phone "while the vehicle was rolling forward on auto pilot."

Admittedly distracted by his cell phone, the next thing the driver knew, "there was a bang and the vehicle lurched forward as it accelerated and collided with the motorcycle in front of him," according to probable cause documents.

How much of this are we going to put up with? Why is autonomous driving even allowed on public roadways? We have seen several incidents wherein these systems didn't "see" or "recognize" motorcyclists and wound up running over them, killing several along the way.