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Telsa Inc.'s Autopilot self-driving functionality is now fleeing from the law.
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German police had to chase a Model 3 that refused to stop at a checkpoint.
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The incident took place on the Autobahn near Bamberg in Germany.
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Police officers tried to pull over the Tesla for a traffic inspection.
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The driver and Tesla did not respond to the police officers who pursued the Tesla at 110 km/h (68 mi/h).
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Officers tried to stop the car with repeated honks but with no success.
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The driver finally woke up 15 minutes later and pulled the Tesla over to the side.
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Bamberg traffic police said the driver had drug-like abnormalities and a "so-called steering wheel weight" in his footwell.
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The driver tricked Tesla's safety system using the weight to fool him.
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After being charged with a criminal offense of endangering traffic, the driver was forced to surrender his driver's license until a court hearing.
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Although no one was hurt in the chase, it could have been much worse.
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Autopilot, a peculiar driver in the United States, has been known to drive into emergency vehicles and avoid ambulances.