Tesla Police Cruisers Allow Captured Suspects to Escape
Tesla's new line of all-electric police cruisers offer police departments many advantages in terms of fuel savings, speed, safety, advanced technologies, lower maintenance and operating costs, and attracting new officers due to the “cool factor”. However, some of these technological advantages are being used by captured suspects to their advantage. Tesla added new technologies for their police cruisers not available to normal Tesla owners, including a voice command system, Full Self-Driving, Perpetrator Pursuit Mode, PIT Maneuver Maker, Swarm and Attack Mode, Dashboard Camera Simulated Failure Mode, Backseat Confession Monitor, and the External Baton Dispenser. Unfortunately, handcuffed suspects in the back of the Tesla police cruisers have been able to use the voice control and engage the full self-driving mode to escape while officers are not in the vehicle. Two suspects in Smithville, Arkansas were able to escape by verbally giving the car an address and then calling their criminal associates for assistance. They remain on the loose. Police departments with the new cruisers have issued instructions to officers to not leave anyone in the back seat unattended. Tesla has resisted calls for a recall to correct these issues explaining that technological progress can only be made when advanced technology is widely available. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, took to X to tweet an insult about cops loving donuts and then a claim that members of the New World Order are using police departments to create a police state.