As I’ve predicted for some time (here and here), Tesla’s software development practices will lead its AI to commit more and worse dangerous moves over time. Drivers (let alone the trolls who run Tesla) intentionally have been training the car to ignore stop signals, as an extension of the CEO’s “extreme free speech” radicalism inciting … Continue reading Tesla FSD 12.5 Runs Red Lights →

Here’s yet another case, similar to a “veered” defect reported since 2018, where a Tesla abruptly leaves the road and hits a pole or tree. At about 8:25 p.m. Saturday, Sebastopol authorities received multiple reports of a car crashing in a field along High School Road north of Gaye Road, deRutte said. “Callers also stated … Continue reading CA Tesla in “Veered” Crash Into Tree, Lights Field on Fire →

For a long time now I’ve written here about Tesla’s failure to stop at red lights. Florida police seem to describe the problem like a traffic pandemic, due to sudden rise in Tesla crashes they see every week. Now the AG and DOJ allegedly are taking notice of a brand new video by an ex-Tesla … Continue reading 2023 Tesla FSD Still Runs Red Lights, Drawing AG and DOJ Attention →

Tesla Deaths: 348 (and 19 confirmed on “Autopilot”) If there’s one thing, ONE THING, a car manufacturer should be able to do it’s meet baseline safety requirements of operating on public roads. For example, a car should not be engineered to systemically increase risk of accidents that involve children, red lights and emergency vehicles. Fail … Continue reading Unsafe by Design: Tesla Fails to See Children, Red Lights, Emergency Vehicles… →