---
title: "Polizei Report 003: Make Rallies GR8 Again, Tesla Summon “Accident” JUST As I Thought, Morgan Mugging Update, Taking on Uber/Lyft in D.C."
description: "Cars, Culture, and the People Who Make Both. Your Destination for All Things Automotive."
date: "2016-05-16"
modified: "2016-05-16"
authors:
  - name: "Alex Roy"
    job_title: "Editor-At-Large"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/alex-roy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/polizei144/3492/polizei-report-003-make-rallies-gr8-again-tesla-summon-accident-just-as-i-thought-morgan-mugging-update-taking-on-uber-lyft-in-d-c"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "crashes"
  - "Crime"
  - "Lyft"
  - "morgan"
  - "Tesla"
  - "Uber"
---

# Polizei Report 003: Make Rallies GR8 Again, Tesla Summon “Accident” JUST As I Thought, Morgan Mugging Update, Taking on Uber/Lyft in D.C.

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**Make Rallies Great Again. Or Not.**

When I said "Make Rallies Great Again" I didn't mean go out and put Donald Trump's likeness on your Aventador and get pulled over by The White House. But that's exactly what happened to my good friends on the [GoldRush Rally](<https://www.goldrushrally.com/>). How amateur. Hilarious, but amateur. (Photo Credit: [Jason Thorgalson](<https://www.instagram.com/p/BFbtgeNuV-U/>))

![model-s-summon-crash\_1.jpeg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/model-s-summon-crash_1.jpeg>)
**Elektrek**

**Tesla Summon Accident Probably Driver's Fault**

Remember that guy who staged his Toyota Prius crash? The [one who claimed his brakes had failed](<https://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/10/business/la-fi-toyota-prius10-2010mar10>) and then called 911 while his car went 100+mph down some Cali Interstate? Post-incident analysis showed that he'd [barely touched the brake pedal at all](<https://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/15/business/la-fi-toyota-prius15-2010mar15>).

I'm not saying that's what happened with the [Tesla Model S "Summon" accident](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/3427/update-tesla-responds-to-self-driving-model-s-accident-claims>), but it sure smelled fishy from the start. I'm not saying Teslas can't fail. ANYTHING can fail. But I've used the Summon feature, and let me tell you, I smelled something weird here from the start. Read Tesla's official response [for yourself](<https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/owner-claims-tesla-crashed-itself-into-a-trailer-without-human-assistance/>). My opinion? This guy staged it, or he's a idiot. Or both. So maybe I AM saying it. ([Roadshow](<https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/owner-claims-tesla-crashed-itself-into-a-trailer-without-human-assistance/>))

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**Remember That Mugging I Stopped With My Morgan 3-Wheeler?**

I'm going to need shoulder surgery. So it's stop driving, or make like Napoleon. (*[The Drive](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/3421/driving-a-morgan-3-wheeler-trained-me-to-stop-a-mugging>)*)

**Taking On Uber & Lyft in D.C. and ONLY in D.C.**

Hahahhahahahaahahahahahhahahah. ([The Washington Post](<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/05/10/the-d-c-start-up-thats-crazy-enough-to-take-on-uber-and-lyft/?tid=sm_tw>))

*Alex Roy, best known for breaking the Cannonball Run record in 2007, is author of* [*The Driver*](<https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000W94FX2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?tag=drive09e6-20&ie=UTF8&btkr=1&ascsubtag=%5Bb%7Calexroy%5Bp%7C1774165248%5Ba%7CB000W94FX2%5Bau%7C5782795146170615858>) *and Editor-at-Large for* [*The Drive*](<https://www.thedrive.com/>)*. You may follow him on* [*Facebook*](<https://www.facebook.com/alexroy144>)*,* [*Twitter*](<https://twitter.com/AlexRoy144>) *and* [*Instagram*](<https://instagram.com/alexroy144/>)*.*

## Author
Co-host of The Autonocast and /DRIVE on NBC Sports, and author of *The Driver*, Roy has set endurance driving records in Europe & the USA in the internal combustion, EV, 3-wheeler & Semi-Autonomous Classes, including the infamous Cannonball Run record. He is also Founder of Noho Sound, Producer of 32 Hours 7 Minutes, and has spoken at the FBI, CIA, MIT & Stanford about numerous driving records which must still remain secret.

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