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A life-and-death question for regulators: Is Tesla's Autopilot safe?

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A Tesla is seen slammed into the back of an unoccupied fire truck in Culver City, California, in January 2018.

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SAN FRANCISCO (REUTERS) - Mr Robin Geoulla had doubts about the automated driving technology on his Tesla Model S when he bought the electric car in 2017.
"It was a little scary to, you know, rely on it and to just, you know, sit back and let it drive," he told a US investigator about Tesla's Autopilot system, describing his initial feelings about the technology.
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