I really fail to understand why anyone would buy a new Tesla. But because they do, we have TechCrunch news like this. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating 280,000 Tesla vehicles over reports of loss of steering control and power steering. The malfunctioning has frequently been accompanied by driver-facing messages indicating that … Continue reading 300,000 New Teslas Investigated for “Veered” Critical Failure of Steering Control →

I noticed a lot of great safety engineering analysis in this new investigation by the Los Angeles Times. …since 2021, at least 23 people have died in crashes involving Autopilot or Full Self-Driving systems. That tally comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which also reports 840 Autopilot/FSD-related crashes over the same period. […] … Continue reading Tesla “worst driver monitor system on market. Last place … useless” →

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” →

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 →