CA Tesla Kills Three in “Veered” Crash That Knocked Out Critical Infrastructure

On May 2nd I posted that a Tesla veered into a West Covina utility pole and killed the occupant. That case brought to mind what a “driverless” planned attack on critical infrastructure could look like, given how these remotely controlled robots are operating without regulation on public roads. The thick black tire skid marks, a … Continue reading CA Tesla Kills Three in “Veered” Crash That Knocked Out Critical Infrastructure

“Tesla tried to do the least possible [safety] remedy to see [how many deaths] they could get away with”

Here’s the buried bombshell lede in the latest safety news about childish milquetoast fiddling that Tesla still tries to pass off as engineering. Phil Koopman, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University who studies automated driving safety, said the letter shows that the recall did little to solve problems with Autopilot and was an attempt to … Continue reading “Tesla tried to do the least possible [safety] remedy to see [how many deaths] they could get away with”