A brand new Model 3 Tesla had a software crash while at highway speed. Yes, you read that right.
And let me reiterate here just to be clear.
BRAND NEW TESLA SOFTWARE UNSAFE FOR USE.
A driver says he was terrified to be in his new car when he realized its design failure meant all controls went offline at highway speed.
The owner of a new Tesla Model 3 was left in shock after the car’s main features allegedly froze while he was driving on the freeway.
Javier Rodriguez of Irvine spoke with Eyewitness News on Tuesday and said it happened last Thursday while he was heading westbound on the 10 Freeway through Cabazon.
He said the car was stuck going 83 mph and the main screen was frozen.
He said all of the buttons and switches – including turn signals and hazard lights – were not working.
It is an understatement to say Tesla is some of the worst engineering quality in history. A Belgian court just ruled that owners deserve a full refund due to the unacceptably high rate of design failures and defects.
The Belgian court made a point of saying Tesla was uncooperative with investigations of safety. You see that play out in this case as well, with a BRAND NEW TESLA.
An officer with the California Highway Patrol helped Rodriguez get off the freeway, where he eventually had the car towed.
He said Tesla later told him they fixed the vehicle, but all they would say about what happened was what he said they wrote in the report.
“Diagnosed and found poor communication from charge port door causing power conversion system to shut off in order to protect on board components during drive,” Rodriguez recalled.
Now, Rodriguez is worried that some kind of safety feature on the car could cause the onboard computer to shut itself down with no warning.
All Tesla would say is that their design shuts down all the car controls in order to protect Tesla components during drive?
No wonder this owner is still worried. Nobody should buy, drive or ride in a Tesla.
Look at their newest and latest “Truck” concept car. It has been delayed for years already, and probably will be delayed more given the latest leaks showing… massive body panel leaks, unsafe cage, poor braking, unstable handling, etc etc etc. Look at their newest and latest “Semi” concept truck. It has been delayed for years already… a total disaster.
It’s unclear who still works at Tesla, however it is very clear from “all Tesla would say” notes that they do not care about or value human life.
I must assume that the steering wheel and brake worked for him to survive. Hazard lights definitely do not work. It is pretty scary to have black screen when Tesla gives nothing else to use. No speedo, nothing, is what it looks like driving along a freeway when everything dies and car stops driving without any warning. Tesla had this problem for years, affects many people, still can’t fix right.