For a decade now I have called out very vocally the catastrophically poor engineering culture of Tesla, which has predictably been leading to an explosion of defects and technical debt. In a 2016 security confernce keynote (after just the second Tesla “driverless” fatality) I called them out as a looming Titanic problem. Unfortunately my warnings … Continue reading Tesla is Being Sued Up to 13 Times EVERY Day →

Tesla has made a series of catastrophic management decisions that have rendered its “automation” hardware and software the worst in the industry. Removing radar and lidar sensors to leave only low grade cameras and repeatedly forcing qualified staff into dead-ends then replacing them with entry-level ones who wouldn’t disagree with their CEO… shouldn’t have been … Continue reading Tesla Owner Warns FSD 12.4 is Unsafe, Unusable, Worst Ever →

In 2016 in my BSidesLV keynote presentation I argued Tesla Autopilot was an algorithm engineered to kill, choosing to do harm. Few were ready to believe then what I said we could prove with simple tests of the vehicle. Eight years later this seems to only get proven over and over again by people on … Continue reading Tesla Owner Terrified of FSD After Multiple Homicide Attempts →

The deadliest maritime disaster in recent US history has led five years later to a ship captain being sentenced to jail, for the deaths of 34 people in a fire at sea. The Conception was anchored off Santa Cruz Island, 25 miles south of Santa Barbara, when it caught fire before dawn on the final … Continue reading Seaman’s Manslaughter: CA Boat Pilot Sentenced to Jail For Disengaging From Danger Like a Tesla Autopilot →