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#TeslaAutopilot feature was involved in 13 #FatalCrashes, #US regulator says
Federal transportation agency finds #Tesla’s claims about feature don’t match their findings and opens second investigation
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/26/tesla-autopilot-fatal-crash
Tesla Autopilot feature was involved in 13 fatal crashes, US regulator says
Federal transportation agency finds Tesla’s claims about feature don’t match their findings and opens second investigationGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving has been linked to hundreds of crashes and dozens of deaths, according to a federal investigation published today.
“In total, NHTSA investigated 956 crashes, starting in January 2018 and extending all the way until August 2023,” reports @theverge. “Of those crashes, some of which involved other vehicles striking the Tesla vehicle, 29 people died. There were also 211 crashes in which ‘the frontal plane of the Tesla struck a vehicle or obstacle in its path.’ These crashes, which were often the most severe, resulted in 14 deaths and 49 injuries.”
Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving linked to hundreds of crashes, dozens of deaths
NHTSA published its findings into crashes linked to Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD. The agency found that driver inattention and inadequate technology contributed to most of the incidents.Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-probes-tesla-recall-2-million-vehicles-over-autopilot-citing-concerns-2024-04-26/
I'm reminded of the trajectory of #BlackBerry. It wasn't a "device" company, it was a service, making money from its internet toll booth, it's patent portfolio, its servers.
When it fell, it was because of its device sales and plummeting share. Nothing else.
I hear similar narratives around #Tesla - its the chargers, the network, the patents.
Maybe Tesla's fortunes are tied more to vehicle sales than they would care to admit.
Don't believe the FUD.
Tesla's first-quarter net income tumbles 55%
Tesla’s first-quarter net income plummeted 55%, but its stock price surged in after-hours trading Tuesday as the company said it would move up production of new, more affordable vehicles. The company said it made $1.TOM KRISHER (AP News)
#Tesla’s Profit Fell 55%, Adding to Concerns About Its Strategy
The first-quarter results will very likely fuel worries that competitors will continue grabbing a bigger slice of a #market dealing with slowing #ElectricCar sales.
#ElonMusk #Musk #finance #investing #StockMarket #business #egomaniac #EV
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/business/tesla-earnings-first-quarter-elon-musk.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
Tesla sees biggest revenue drop since 2012 but company shares still surge
Shares are up despite a revenue decline of 9% after company said it expects to release new vehicle models sooner than expectedKari Paul (The Guardian)
Tesla Fans Explain Why Elon Musk Deserves $56 Billion Payout https://www.theonion.com/tesla-fans-explain-why-elon-musk-deserves-56-billion-p-1851422779
Tesla Fans Explain Why Elon Musk Deserves $56 Billion Payout
Tesla recently sought shareholder approval to restore Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package, which was rejected by a Delaware judge. The Onion asked Tesla fans to explain why Elon Musk deserves the $56 billion payout.Chad Nackers (The Onion)
Tesla (TSLA) Cybertruck Recall Is Latest Setback to Stock’s Rough 2024
The stock is sliding, a cheaper electric car is deprioritized and the CEO is riling the workforce with his biggest layoffs yet.Edward Ludlow (Bloomberg)
https://jalopnik.com/tesla-cybertruck-no-match-for-car-wash-1851417011
Tesla Cybertruck No Match For Car Wash
"That's the only thing I've done that's different. Then I pulled it in the garage, and nothing."Bradley Brownell (Jalopnik)
“#Tesla has cut prices in a number of its major markets - including in China and Germany - after price cuts in the United States - as it grapples with falling sales and an intensifying price war for electric vehicles (EVs), especially against cheaper Chinese EVs.”
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-cuts-prices-across-its-line-up-china-2024-04-21/
The system previously known as FSD, now known as "just kidding FSD" is being adjusted down to $8k. In 2022 it was sold for $15k.
"Tesla CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly said that as FSD becomes more capable, it should also go up in price to reflect its greater value. Previously, FSD price increases were largely associated with software updates that added new capability to the system."
Winning!
https://electrek.co/2024/04/21/tesla-lowers-price-of-full-self-driving-to-8000-down-from-12000/
Tesla lowers price of ‘Full Self-Driving’ to $8,000, down from $12,000
The software, which CEO Elon Musk said would only get more expensive as it gets more capable, once cost as much as $15k.Jameson Dow (Electrek)
Total Recall
(Screenshot from ‘Total Recall’ below. It’s the dystopian Arnold Schwarzenegger film from 1990. Kinda funny since the cybertruck is facing a total recall right now 😂)
#RejectedCyberTruckNames
#HashTagGames
#CyberTruck #Tesla #Recall
Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal
Tesla has issued a recall for effectively every Cybertruck it’s delivered to customers due to a fault that’s pinning down the vehicle’s accelerator pedals.Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)
Tesla has to recall every Cybertruck it’s shipped. There are only 3,878 of them.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/19/tesla-cybertruck-throttle-accelerator-pedal-stuck/
#tesla #tech #cybertruck #cars
🤔🤨🧐 How did a carwash kill a #Cybertruck‽
Why is #Tesla not honoring the warranty‽
Does #ElonMusk realize how weak this makes Cybertruck look‽
👉🏾 Cybertruck Turns Into Large Metal Brick After Going Through Car Wash https://futurism.com/cybertruck-brick-car-wash
Cybertruck Turns Into Large Metal Brick After Going Through Car Wash
As one recent Tesla Cybertruck owner found out, even a car wash was able to defeat the 6,600-pound pickup.Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
#Tesla #CyberTruck
Bericht: Tesla plant Abbau von 3.000 Stellen in Deutschland
Der US-Autobauer Tesla will weltweit offenbar 14.000 Jobs abbauen. Auch der deutsche Standort Grünheide in Brandenburg soll davon betroffen sein.Online Redaktion (JUNGE FREIHEIT)
Boom.
“Tesla lays off ‘more than 10%’ of its global workforce”
https://electrek.co/2024/04/15/tesla-lays-off-more-than-10-of-its-global-workforce/
Tesla lays off ‘more than 10%’ of its global workforce
The layoffs were announced in a company-wide email, after rumors they could reach as high as 20% of Tesla's ~140,000 global headcount.Jameson Dow (Electrek)
#Tesla is laying off 10% of their workforce (about 14,000).
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/15/24130735/tesla-layoffs-10-percent-workforce-disappointing-sales
Tesla is reportedly laying off ‘more than 10 percent’ of its workforce, loses top executives
Tesla is planning to lay off at least 14,000 employees, according to a leaked company-wide email, following the EV maker's first drop in vehicle deliveries since 2020.Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)
I am not a fan of #ElonMusk, but I do not like seeing this happen to #Tesla, as it will have a ripple effect on the Electric Vehicle market.
#Layoffs will affect about 14,000 people.
👉🏾 Tesla to Cut Over 10% of Its Global Workforce, Electrek Reports https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-15/tesla-to-cut-over-10-of-its-global-workforce-electrek-reports
Tesla (TSLA) to Cut Over 10% of Its Global Workforce, Electrek Reports
Tesla Inc. will slash global headcount by more than 10%, Elon Musk wrote in an email to staff, as the carmaker grapples with a slowdown in electric vehicle demand.Edward Ludlow (Bloomberg)
Here it comes
Tesla (TSLA) is rumored to be preparing a massive round of layoffs
https://electrek.co/2024/04/14/tesla-rumor-massive-round-layoffs/
Tesla (TSLA) is rumored to be preparing a massive round of layoffs
Tesla announced to Gigafactory Texas employees that it will shorten Cybertruck production shift amid rumors that it is preparing a...Fred Lambert (Electrek)
#Tesla has halted Cybertruck deliveries, according to social media chatter, possibly to address a problem with the accelerator pedal.
https://www.investors.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-deliveries-reportedly-halted/
the general outline of this story has been known for years, but seeing the whole thing written in one single place is truly horrifying and shocking.
the Muskrat is a fascist, narcissistic manchild, and his companies, all of them, are hotbeds of racism and misogyny.
#tesla #spacex
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/tesla-racism-sexual-harassment/
The Toxic Culture at Tesla | The Nation
The factory floors at America’s top seller of electric vehicles are rife with racial harassment, sexual abuse, and injuries on the job.The Nation
Holy Crap! So I assumed the new #Tesla 's self-driving feature was better than my new #nissanleaf 's safety features. NO! #Elon removed LIdar and utrasonics in the latest and crashes exploded in number. ATM "self-driving" vehicles are 10 times more likely to get into a crash than a human driver. The Tesla is by far the mostly likely car to get into an accident. That's because level 2 autonomous driving is NOT a self-driving car even though its been marketed as such. It is going to take decades before when get to level 4 autonomous driving. Current level 2 driving in most cars drops fatalities by 20%, but that is only because they had LIDAR and ultrasonics and don't advertise themselves as "self-driving"
"Norska Pensionsfonden KLP kan komma att lägga fram ett aktieägarförslag på Teslas årsstämma om att adressera Elon Musks ovilja att delta i förhandlingar om kollektivavtal. Det skriver Reuters.
Strejken i Sverige har i flera månader stört biltillverkarens verksamhet och väckt oro hos flera nordiska institutionella investerare. På måndagen sa Musk att strejken är överspelad. "
So three things:
- Proof no one wants to pay $200/mo for a system that is suspect.
- #Tesla is getting desparate.
- They stuck "Supervised" in the name and then went with an acronym because if they had to spell it out, it would look as stupid as it is: Full Self-Driving Supervised.
So, Tesla, is it Full Self-Driving or is it not? Because if it has to be Supervised, it isn't.
"But a few months in, his supervisor started calling him 'boy.' Keys heard white coworkers use the N-word and call people 'monkey.' There was a swastika drawn with a black marker near where he clocked in to work every day."
For The Nation, Bryce Covert reports on Tesla's racist and sexist work environment:
@brycecovert @thenation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/tesla-racism-sexual-harassment/
#Longreads #Journalism #Reporting #Tesla #Racism #Discrimination #Work #Labor #Fremont
The Toxic Culture at Tesla | The Nation
The factory floors at America’s top seller of electric vehicles are rife with racial harassment, sexual abuse, and injuries on the job.The Nation