Consumer Reports has looked at Tesla's massive recall over its dangerous self driving technology, and determined that it is essentially a Potemkin recall which addresses none of the problems noted by the NHTSA.
This is not a surprise. Tesla has been treating its customers, and its employees as disposable since it started selling cars:
Tesla’s fix for its Autopilot recall of more than 2 million vehicles is being called “insufficient” by Consumer Reports, following preliminary tests.
Kelly Funkhouser, the nonprofit organization’s associate director of vehicle technology, tells TechCrunch she discovered it’s still possible to cover the cabin camera while using Autopilot, meaning drivers can neutralize one of the two main ways the car monitors if they are paying attention to the road.
What’s more, Funkhouser says she did not notice any differences when activating or using Autopilot’s flagship feature, Autosteer, outside of the controlled-access highways where Tesla says the software is designed to be used.
While the testing isn’t comprehensive, it shows questions remain unanswered about Tesla’s approach to driver monitoring — the tech at the heart of the recall.
I expect Apartheid Era Emerald Heir Pedo Guy™ to hit CU with a SLAPP suit in the next few days, because that's kind of his thing.
Really though, just stop letting Tesla use the general public as beta testers.
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