“Volumes Speak Volumes”: Crowds of Tesla Owners Call Their Car “Threat to Human Life”

Loud and clear. Tesla owners hate their car, like really, really hate it, because of simple design failures that constantly put them in harms way. Dozens of Tesla drivers have filed similar complaints with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the federal agency responsible for safety, which can force recalls. “That says to me that … Continue reading “Volumes Speak Volumes”: Crowds of Tesla Owners Call Their Car “Threat to Human Life”

HK Tesla Crashes Into Stacked Pallets at 230AM

If there’s one thing we’ve learned over and over from Tesla’s “camera only learning” strategy of marketing snake oil as collision avoidance, in the real world it’s regularly unable to avoid crashing into trees, buildings, poles and other stationary objects. A Hong Kong driver narrowly escaped being seriously injured after losing control of his Tesla … Continue reading HK Tesla Crashes Into Stacked Pallets at 230AM

2023 Tesla FSD Still Runs Red Lights, Drawing AG and DOJ Attention

For a long time now I’ve written here about Tesla’s failure to stop at red lights. Florida police seem to describe the problem like a traffic pandemic, due to sudden rise in Tesla crashes they see every week. Now the AG and DOJ allegedly are taking notice of a brand new video by an ex-Tesla … Continue reading 2023 Tesla FSD Still Runs Red Lights, Drawing AG and DOJ Attention

Tesla Owners Still Surprised After a Decade of Their Accelerator Pedals Breaking

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