Let’s recount the recalls so far in the six month existence of this vehicle:

1. January: warning-light too small
2. April: stuck accelerator
3. June: windshield wiper fail
4. June: body parts flying off

Three of these are high risk of a crash and one is a threat to anyone around the vehicle. It’s almost like Tesla doesn’t care very much about safety or manufacturing.

Apparently they knew about body parts flying off in December 2023, as a Cybertruck showed up with them missing, yet engineers sat about “warranting no further investigation”.

– On December 28, 2023, an undelivered Cybertruck with a single missing applique arrived at a Tesla delivery center after being transported on a vehicle hauler.
– From late December 2023 to early January 2024, Tesla engineers at Giga Factory Texas investigated the issue and optimized the install location and tooling and inspection station to improve adhesion controls.
– Between January 2024 and May 10, 2024, Tesla continued to monitor the vehicle fleet. No additional occurrences were identified, warranting no further investigation.
– On May 11, 2024, Tesla identified a second occurrence, this time on a customer vehicle.
– From May 11 through May 29, 2024, Tesla investigated the incident and determined that the applique had delaminated from the supplier-controlled adhesion interface due to the applique or adhesion not being installed according to specification.
– From May 11 through June 11, 2024, Tesla surveyed and assessed the retention of sail appliques on vehicles in the field and found additional instances of loose or detached appliques due to improper installation of the
applique or adhesive.
– On June 12, 2024, Tesla made a determination to voluntarily recall the affected vehicles

The basic adhesion problem continued for another six months until customer complaints on social media forced a response.

This reads like a sitcom pitch, or even a Monty Python skit. Excessively over-militarized SWAT tactics for a simple arrest are contrasted with a roommate saying he was trying to meditate.

The sound of flash grenades echoed in the community as the SWAT team exercised their entry techniques. They used their armored cars to remove a vehicle from the driveway and another to gain access to the home. “Me leaving my house to go to my first morning meditation session with a client, with assault rifles in my face. ‘So how did it feel?’ It was [expletive] up,” said Kashi. …the suspect might have been sleeping when officials arrived and wasn’t coherent enough to hear the phone or instruction from the police to come outside of the home. “He wasn’t answering the phone for an hour. He was laying there nodding off,” said Kashi.

Mendocino County news says their road had to be closed for three hours to battle the fire.

In the early hours of the morning, a white Tesla collided with a tree on State Route 128 at mile marker 22.7, resulting in a significant fire. Anderson Valley Fire Chief Andres Avila provided details on the incident, noting that the initial dispatch came in at 4:54 a.m. “Upon arrival, we found a Tesla fully involved in flames, with the driver already outside the vehicle,” said Avila.

A 5am crash into a tree should beg the question whether “self-driving” lost control while the owner was asleep.

This scene appears very similar to the recent Florida Tesla fatal crash into a tree, suggesting a pattern of failures.