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Man ‘asleep’ in speeding self-driving car charged in Canada

By Shaun A. Noordin

Tuesday, 22 Sep 2020 | 3:03 PM MYT

OTTAWA: A driver who allegedly set his car to autopilot and then took a nap as it broke the speed limit on a rural Canadian highway has been charged with dangerous driving, police said.

The incident took place near the town of Ponoka in Alberta province, the local force said in a tweet on Thursday.

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