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How a secret study on Utah's roads could be putting drivers at risk

How a secret study on Utah's roads could be putting drivers at risk

(Silas Walker, Deseret News)


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SALT LAKE CITY — On June 28, 2018, a Tesla Model S was cruising through the desert west of Salt Lake City as part of an unusual, and potentially dangerous, experiment.

Heading west past Tooele on Interstate 80, where the views of the Great Salt Lake disappear and the billboards start to alternate between pro-life messages and advertisements for loose Nevada slots, the driver began to nod off.

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