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18 Apr, 7 tweets, 2 min read
'No one was driving' in Tesla crash that killed two men in Spring, Texas police told local reporter @KPRC2Deven I'm following developments for @CNBCtech as well cnb.cx/3ecagkW
"Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on a Feb. 11 episode of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast: 'I think Autopilot’s getting good enough that you won’t need to drive most of the time unless you really want to.'"
"In a letter to the California DMV late last year, according to records obtained by CNBC and others, Tesla lawyers said that 'neither Autopilot nor FSD Capability is an autonomous system.'"
"Nonetheless, many Tesla fans and influencers share videos on social media that show people driving hands free for prolonged periods, asleep at the wheel or with nobody in the driver’s seat."
Memba these guys? Jamie Foxx pretend-asleep at the wheel but still eyes closed, hands free... And...
Via @Thedrive "Mom of the year films kid's stupid & dangerous sleeping in a Tesla stunt for TikTok." thedrive.com/news/38787/mom…
Waiting on police to say whether Autopilot or FSD (incl. FSD Beta) was engaged at time of or just seconds before collision. Or whether the driver may have been ejected from the driver's seat during or after collision. Etc. A full investigation is underway locally.

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18 Apr
1/ Every time I post about a Tesla crash that is noteworthy- and believe me I do not post about every Tesla crash, that's usually the domain of local reporters where the crash happened - people say why is this news?
2/ Some crashes are noteworthy because of a detail, like one offered up by police or a fire dept. Today? From a preliminary investigation, police said they thought (and told local reporters this) that nobody had been at the wheel before the Tesla crashed into a tree.
3/ Some are noteworthy because they involve the company's newest make, model or technology. Some are noteworthy if they trigger a federal probe. Etc.
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16 Nov 20
1/ Remember Tesla's "Warranty Adjustment Program" for Model S/X owners who had touchscreen display problems including straight up blackouts? Welp. NHTSA / ODI just expanded the investigation into an "engineering analysis," per @Reuters reuters.com/article/us-tes…
2/ From the NHTS Office of Defects Investigation filing on 11/12/2020: " There are precedents for addressing defects that result in loss of either backup camera, defogging, or turn signal functions under Investigation: EA 20-003." In other words... static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2020/I…
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14 Nov 20
appalling lack of empathy here. my friends and sources in healthcare are so far beyond “busy.” this jerky comment made me flinch. quote tweeting just to watch the ratio.
Good time to re-up this post about how to avoid FACIAL BRUISES from long shifts wearing PPE. rcni.com/nursing-standa…
And a good time to remind people there's a global shortage of health workers: cnbc.com/2020/04/06/who…
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5 Jul 20
1/ Revised thread: Why do people care so much about the photo of Elon Musk with Jeffrey Epstein’s “networker” Ghislaine Maxwell next to him? washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-s…
… Musk says she photo bombed him. A recap.
2/ Last year, NYT reported that sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein claimed a serious connection to Musk & said he was doing work for Musk’s biggest company, Tesla, in 2018. nytimes.com/2019/08/12/bus……
Musk & Tesla flatly denied it. But questions remained.
3/ Context: Celeb CEO Musk had an eyebrow raising history of dating much younger celebs, once attended a "sex party" thrown by a Tesla board member (per 'Brotopia'medium.com/@paulbiggar/th…) and called Vern Unsworth a "pedo guy," resulting in a trial that Musk won.
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13 May 20
1/ Here are some of the questions I have for all involved in reopening the Tesla Fremont car plant:
2/ The county health officers said they see "progress" on certain Covid-19 indicators Tesla can go beyond min. basic operations this week, prepare to reopen next week. So - where have they see progress, on which indicators and from what starting date?
3/ The county said Tesla submitted a revised, better plan to protect workers. Well - what new measures do they expect to be implemented at Tesla Fremont, now? More PPE, more PCR testing, other?
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12 May 20
1/ Folks, this is not what Scott Haggerty told NYT...
2/ excerpts
3/ And Haggerty, in conclusion, is sympathetic but not an eejit.
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