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Tesla reportedly asked highway safety officials to redact information about whether driver-assistance software was in use during crashes::Elon Musk's Tesla has faced investigations into Autopilot, including an ongoing NHTSA probe of more than 800,000 Teslas after several crashes.

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[–] silvercove@lemdro.id 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Tesla's business model is pushing half-baked sloppy software into production and putting lives in danger.

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

No. It’s the roads that are wrong!

[–] Gargantu8@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't you agree to be aware and under control while using teslas though? I don't mean to provide excuses but isn't that why they are able to deploy this software?

[–] silvercove@lemdro.id 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tesla advertises their cars as "our cars drive themselves".

[–] Gargantu8@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Fair point!

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Since everybody knows that problems just magically disappear when their consequences are hidden.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Especially really smart businessmen!

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The original New Yorker article is an incredible read. I recommend it

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yes. Ronan Farrow is an excellent journalist

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 9 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Tesla directed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to redact information about whether driver-assistance software was being used by vehicles involved in crashes, The New Yorker reported as part of investigation into Elon Musk's relationship to the US government.

"The Vehicle Safety Act explicitly restricts NHTSA's ability to release what the companies label as confidential information.

Autopilot, which is meant to help on highways, is the driver-assist software built into all Teslas, while Full Self-Driving is a beta add-on that costs $15,000 a year.

Full Self-Driving is more advanced, and allows cars to change lanes, recognize stop signs and lights, and park, Tesla says.

Two months later, the agency announced another investigation into the feature after identifying 11 crashes since 2018 in which Teslas hit vehicles at first-responder sites.

A Department of Justice criminal investigation has also been underway, with Tesla confirming in February that the DOJ requested documents about the Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features.


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