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The suspect, who was traveling west on 9th Street, approaching Benton Boulevard, failed to stop for a red traffic signal and collided with a blue pickup truck traveling south on Benton Boulevard, police said in a news release.
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Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2026
According to the owner, the vehicle managed navigation, lane changes, traffic signals, and merging largely on its own, relying on one of Tesla’s latest FSD software versions.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
If a traffic signal is malfunctioning, motorists should treat the intersection as a four-way stop, Casey told the Observer.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
Typically, Waymo’s software treats deactivated traffic signals as four-way stops, but the traffic volume overwhelmed the system.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2025
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Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2026
According to the owner, the vehicle managed navigation, lane changes, traffic signals, and merging largely on its own, relying on one of Tesla’s latest FSD software versions.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
If a traffic signal is malfunctioning, motorists should treat the intersection as a four-way stop, Casey told the Observer.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
Typically, Waymo’s software treats deactivated traffic signals as four-way stops, but the traffic volume overwhelmed the system.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Traffic signal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20signal. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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