Sad story from a combat veteran. “I’m a former Green Beret,” Bova said, referring to the U.S. Army Special Forces. “[Tesla Autopilot] was probably the second-most traumatic thing I’ve gone through other than being in combat.” First, Special Forces training apparently needs to work on counter-intelligence. No soldier, especially a Green Beret, ought to be … Continue reading Green Beret Says Tesla Autopilot Nearly Killed Him and Now Its Insurance Wants to Finish the Job→
Workers at Tesla say it has used its dubious closed repair model to fraudulently reclassify the warranty work it does for design defects and engineering flaws. CNBC does a great job of explaining the whistleblower complaint. “Were Tesla to accurately categorize its ‘goodwill’ repairs as warranty repairs, it would likely need to restate earnings for … Continue reading Tesla Whistleblowers Allege Books Cooked Since 2017→
Get it? Accelerator pedals keep breaking? I’m not talking about regenerative here. There’s been a recurring pedal quality problem in Tesla manufacturing, and it’s trivial to see where and why. I’ll try to break it down. Back in 2017 Tesla experienced an accelerator pedal defect controversy. It didn’t exactly grab mainstream headlines, although it probably … Continue reading Tesla Owners Still Surprised After a Decade of Their Accelerator Pedals Breaking→
Perhaps by now it has become common knowledge Tesla pay is illegally far below market, work benefits are in dangerous unhealthy decline, and staff are particularly screwed should they dare to invoke basic ethical concerns (e.g. discuss customer or worker safety). He Died Helping Build Tesla’s Gigafactory. Tesla Didn’t Tell Local Officials. It’s like reading … Continue reading Huge Tesla Leak: Lawyers Argue NDA Magically Censors All Speech They Don’t Like→