A lawsuit has emerged, after failed settlement talks, regarding why and how every Tesla owner should fear being burned to death unnecessarily.

…the $100,000 stainless steel SUV burst into flames with such intensity the helpless driver’s skeletal system literally disintegrated, his family says. Michael Sheehan, 47, “burned to death at 5,000°F – a fire so hot his bones experienced thermal fracture,” according to a gut-wrenching lawsuit his widow and parents have now filed against the electric auto manufacturer…

The lawsuit itemizes the multiple design defects related to the tragedies of Tesla owners.

Streets were blocked and power lines had to be repaired after a Tesla crashed and was abandoned.

2:07 AM: West Marginal Way is blocked by downed power lines near Front Street (just north of Highland Park Way). According to police, they came down when a driver flipped a Tesla…

Electrek has been absolutely spot on with its reporting lately, exposing Tesla Robotaxi fraud. This example of disinformation caught my eye.

Meanwhile, safety professionals have been sidelined by Tesla lobbyists.

Under current Texas law, cities like Austin cannot regulate autonomous vehicles. […] Austin police confirmed to CBS Austin that they were not consulted ahead of Tesla’s launch plans. […] “They’re using the people of Austin as crash test dummies,” [Arthur Moulton, Project Coordinator with The Dawn Project] said. “This software isn’t safe, and it shouldn’t be on the public roads until these very basic safety defects are fixed.”

Like a kamikaze, the usual Tesla blowing red lights has all the hallmarks of being on driverless.

According to police, a red Toyota 4-Runner was traveling westbound on US 40 and had a green traffic light at US 40 and Chamberlain Road. A Black Tesla was northbound on Chamberlain Road and ran the red light into the path of the 4-Runner. Both vehicles then spun and came to rest in the parking lot of the food mart. The driver of the 4-Runner was later transported to the hospital for treatment. The male driver of the Tesla was transported by Transcare, but later died as a result of the crash.