Elon Musk on Thursday evening rolled out the newest tech from Tesla, saying of its smooth Cybercab robotaxis and a prototype of its new electrical van that “the future should look like the future.”
Back within the current day, nonetheless, California police departments are starting to remorse the choice to interchange their fleets with Tesla Y fashions. Though local weather pleasant – getting ready the departments for a zero-emissions future – seems the Teslas pose a variety of different challenges, per SFGate interviews with three Northern California police chiefs.
Once modified, for instance, the automobile’s again seat is simply too small for a couple of passenger, with the entrance too cramped for the officers. The chiefs additional cite “autopilot interference” when attempting to drag off the street; say a reliance on unsecured charging stations makes officers susceptible on the subject of transporting suspects lengthy distances; and be aware that in a firefight, police are taught to cover behind a automobile’s engine block. With EVs, that’s not an possibility.
