4-Wheel Dunk
A pack of backpackers was on a barge to Australia’s Fraser Island when one of their vehicles, a rented 4x4, suddenly decided it was a self-driving car — and autonomous enough to be suicidal. With no driver and no passengers, it started to roll. “A young guy tried to grab it by the bull bar, but he didn’t have much luck," said witness Katrina Lawrence. The vehicle went over into the water and sank, taking travelers’ phones, passports, and bank cards with it. Manta Ray Fraser Island Barges said it was investigating. “The guys took it quite well,” backpacker Chloe Swift said, “but a lot of the girls were crying, and a lot of people haven’t rung their families because they are so upset right now.” (AC/ABC Australia) ...Also, maybe, because they lost their phones?Original Publication Date: 08 January 2017
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
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