Definitely not “Russian Roulette Suicide Mode“ which I was hoping to capture.
There were no other cars in front of the truck in my lane. Just the one other car stopped at the light that the truck pulled behind. However, after closer examination, a few cars crossed the intersection from left to right, which could have been a factor. Timing was very close to when the truck was completely out of my lane. Here is an image of the first car that crossed.
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It’s a little hard to tell in the video, but here is the sequence of events.
1. Engaged Autopilot 52mph - speed limit was 50. (Crazy high speed limits on surface streets in Palm Desert, CA - some are 55)
2. Truck in my lane started to slow down as it approached the red light.
3. My car started to slow down,
4. then the truck moved into the left lane.
5. My car did not accelerate when the lane cleared.
6. I disengaged AP to stop at the light.
7. Light turned green.