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ONGUARDFOR186YEARS ANN Soon, the pizza you order from might show up in a Ford Fusion hybrid without a driver. and Ford will begin testing the concept today in Ann Arbor, where is based, to see whether customers like the idea of driverless-car delivery or stumble over what amounts to a self-serve pickup process once the pizza arrives. The second-largest pizza chain sure whether its customers will be eager to go outside to pick up their pizza from adriverless car in the rain and snow, but it wants to begin testing the idea now so it can position itself at the forefront of emerging technology. WHAT COULD GO Ford hope to learn from mishaps in tests for self-driving cars around Ann Arbor The research vehicle looks like this. says it see it as a threat to the job security of pizza delivery drivers.

ELAINE TO THE FREE PRESS This touchscreen tablet is stuck to the Ford Fusion hybrid being used for the project. It guides customers through the experience. ELAINE TO THE FREE PRESS Customers have to go out to the car to get their food. A built-in Heatwave compartment keeps pizzas warm and intact. See PIZZA, Page7A By Brent Snavely Detroit Free Press Vol.

187, Number 117 2017 Detroit Free Press Printed in the U.S. $1.50 www.freep.com E2 4C 8A 8B 2C Corrections 2A 6A 3C 1C 2A 3A 6C 4-5C 1B INDEX MORE RAIN IS ON THE WAY Sun returns Wednesday FORECAST, 2A 73 61 High Low Detroit police are investigating an incident in which a Michigan State Police trooper Tased an unarmed, 15-year-old boy as he fled on an ATV, then crashedand died Saturday on east side. The trooper, who has been suspended, was said to be trying to stop Damon Grimes for recklessly driving the four-wheeled, all-terrain vehicle about 5:30 p.m. State Police 1st Lt. Mike Shaw said it appears the trooper used the Taser on the boy from a patrol vehicle with the window rolled down.

Shaw said it is a violation of policy for an officer to deploy a Taser from a moving vehicle. The ATV crashed into the rear of a pickup, police said. relatives are struggling with grief and questions about his death. deserve what happened to his sister, Dezanique Grimes, 25, told the Free Press late Monday. was a good kid.

A loving, happy At a news conference Monday afternoon, Detroit Police Chief James Craig announced that the department had opened an investigation into the incident. in no way suggests any impropriety on the part of the Michigan State Police department, not at all. This is an independent he said. Craig also said: time a loss of life, and in this case, a 15-year-old, always Tasing of boy, 15, broke rule, police say State fatal act focus of probe in Detroit By Robert Allen and Ann Zaniewski Detroit Free Press See TASER, Page7A On Labor Day, Mark Sposito and the LaSalle High School varsity softball team he coaches will set up near the St. Ignace entrance to the Mackinac Bridge to sell water to the thousands of people participating in the annual end-of- summer tradition of walking across the 5-mile span that links the Upper and Lower peninsulas.

The proceeds from the sale will cover much of the expenses for the team for the upcoming season. This year, there may be even more money for organizations and businesses on both sides of the bridge. have much more of acaptive audience this year as the bridge will be closed for the first time to most vehicle traffic to accommodate the walk, which annually attracts between 30,000 and 60,000 people, including the governor. Traffic is expected to back up for miles on I-75 and U.S. 2 main arteries that feed into the Mackinac Bridge while the bridge is closed 6:30 a.m.-noon on Labor Day.

you know how much a softball bat costs? $400. This is asmall town, so we have to take every opportunity to fund our sporting Sposito said, adding the St. Ignace Bridge walkers, stranded drivers Twist in Mackinac tradition has vendors stocking up on food, water By Kathleen Gray Detroit Free Press See BRIDGE, Page7A Floodwaters reached the rooflines of single-story homes Monday and people could be heard pleading for help from inside as Harvey poured rain on the Houston area for a fourth consecutive day after a chaotic weekend of rising water and rescues. The fourth-largest city was still largely paralyzed by one of the largest downpours in U.S. history.

And there was no relief in sight from the storm that spun into Texas as a Category 4 hurricane, then parked itself over the Gulf Coast. With nearly 2 more feet of rain expected on top of the 30- plus inches in some places, authorities worried whether the worst was yet to come. Harvey has been blamed for at least three confirmed deaths, including a woman killed Monday in Porter, north- east of Houston, when a large oak tree dislodged by heavy rains toppled onto her trailer home. AHouston TV station reported Monday that six family members were believed to have drowned when their van was swept away by floodwaters. The KHOU report was attributed to three family mem- Houston endures more rain; 6 feared drowned in van JOE IMAGES People evacuate in a boat Monday in Houston after the area was inundated with flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey.

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