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White Tech Bro Kills Biker With Self-Driving Tesla-Machine
White man kills innocent pedestrian with his autonomous car. Yet another example of rich, entitled white men believing they can get away with anything.
Published July 31, 2024 at 7:30pm by Ahjané Forbes
#WHPD (White Heterosexual Patriarchal Driver) kills motorcyclist while using #TeslaAutopilot
#Tesla #SelfDrivingCars #TechBro #PatriarchyKills #AbolishICEcars #VisionZero #Maltby #Seattle #Washington
A Tesla Model S, driven by a 56-year-old white male, struck and killed 28-year-old Jeffrey Nissen, a motorcyclist, in April. The driver, who was using the car's self-driving mode, admitted to police that he was distracted and looking at his phone at the time of the crash. Nissen, a soon-to-be stepfather, was tragically taken from his fiancé and three young stepchildren.
"It’s so difficult for me to try and console my kids and say, ‘I’m so sorry. He’s not coming home,’” Jeffrey's fiancé, Janae Hutchinson, told KIRO-TV. "He was like a dad to them...He took us on adventures."
The toxic combination of dangerous #techbro culture and unchecked #BigTech capitalism has claimed another innocent life, as #TeslaAutopilot fails yet again. #AbolishICEcars #VisionZero
The Washington State Patrol confirmed that vehicles with self-driving capabilities are not allowed in the state, except for certified testing, and that the driver is always responsible for the safe operation of their vehicle. #WHPD has been charged with vehicular homicide, but this does not bring back the life that was needlessly lost due to tech-enabled negligence.
When will we learn that #AI and #autonomousvehicles are not the solution to our transport problems? The failures of Autopilot are well-documented, with the NHTSA identifying at least 13 fatalities and 32 injuries linked to its use. #RegulateBigTech #BoycottTesla
Read more: Tesla was in full self-driving mode when it fatally hit Seattle-area motorcyclist: Police