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You would find it a bit difficult to explain yourself if you were to crash your car into a parked police SUV but what if the car did that of its own accord? That’s basically what happened to a Tesla Model S driver in Laguna Beach. The car crashed into a parked police SUV and reportedly had its Autopilot system engaged at that time.

It’s unclear right now what the driver was doing when the collision happened so there’s no way to tell right now if they were distracted behind the wheel. The driver reportedly sustained minor injuries in the collision. Fortunately, no officer was present in the police SUV so only the car sustained some damage.

Autopilot is Tesla’s semi-autonomous driving system that helps with lane changing, adaptive cruise control, steering, and more. While it’s possible to take your hands off the wheels and let the car do its thing, the car will remind users to put their hands back on the wheel if they have left it for extended periods of time. The Autopilot system is disengaged automatically if they let go of the steering wheel for about a minute.

Tesla couldn’t immediately confirm the driver’s claim that the car was in Autopilot but it did say in the statement that it has made it clear time and again to drivers that “Autopilot doesn’t make the car impervious to all accidents.”

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Don’t you wish that your home could be a wee bit smarter? As in, being able to transform itself into a somewhat sentient place for added peace of mind? For those who are still wistfully thinking for that to happen, fret not any longer. The OVAL is an all-in-one home smart sensor system that is able to pick up changes in motion, temperature, humidity, light and water, and upon doing so, it will send out alerts quickly to your smartphone or email. With the OVAL sensors, any ordinary object or area can be transformed into a smart one, providing you with extra help when it comes to protecting the people, places and things you care about.

Pre-orders for the OVAL home smart sensor system are being received at the moment exclusively via Kickstarter, where shipping is set to commence later this coming fall. Knowing that no two homes are alike, even more so the people who live under those roofs, the OVAL home smart sensor system was developed with such factors in mind. It is able to hook up to a myriad of smart home products. For instance, if you want to make sure that baby is comfortable, just ask Google what the temperature is at the moment. Worried about leaks or burst pipes in the basement? Easy, simply be notified by Alexa in the event where something untoward happens there. Sporting IFTTT support, OVAL is able to connect to many other devices that provide home automation, resulting in a smart home that lives up to its reputation.

Homeowners and renters alike can take advantage of OVAL, since there is no need for any form of home integration or installation with the setting up process taking just mere minutes. The new wireless OVAL gateway provides the freedom to have it placed virtually anywhere, while its sensors can communicate with the gateway up to 150 feet away. Any attempts to extend coverage can be done by the placement of additional gateways.

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