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DWI Arrest on Tesla Autopilot — Are You 'Operating' the Vehicle?

DWI Arrest on Tesla Autopilot — Are You 'Operating' the Vehicle?

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Drivers have been arrested for DWI while asleep behind the wheel of a Tesla on Autopilot. Brian Foley explains why the "operating" element of Texas DWI does not require your hands on the wheel — a person in the driver's seat who has engaged the vehicle's systems is operating it under Texas case law — and why "the car was driving" is not a defense.

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