In California, a Tesla equipped with Autopilot ignored red lights and caused fatalities, leading to its owner receiving only a two-year probation. Consequently, it appears that the penalty for such an incident, where a Tesla with autonomous capabilities is involved in causing harm, is relatively lenient. Enabling Autopilot and directing it towards someone seems to … Continue reading US Court Green Lights Execution by Tesla: Probation for Robotic Manslaughter →

The safety of Tesla’s “summon” concept is entirely suspect. What if it kills many people on its way? Uber tried, and failed, to argue a trivial software switch made the company not liable for murder while en route to pick up a rider. A Tesla owner summons it in a parking lot. The Tesla runs … Continue reading Tesla Software Crash on “Summon” Function →

The Tesla Semi has been a complete disaster, like all their engineering. From abruptly stopping to being impossible to drive, to crashing into other semis… with only a dozen made so far it’s been ugly. Now the California government is stepping in and calling out their own DMV. State lawmakers argue that the state Department … Continue reading California Gov Drops Hammer on DMV Driverless Failures (Tesla) →