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2015 TESLA MODEL S — STEERING

fire · 1229448 · 2015-10-16

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL S
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
1,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA MODEL S AUTOPILOT SYSTEM WHICH HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED. DESPITE THE DISCLAIMER BY TESLA MOTORS THAT THIS SHOULD BE USED SAFELY WITH HANDS ON THE WHEEL IT IS CLEAR THAT OWNERS ARE NOT GETTING THE MESSAGE. THERE ARE MANY VIDEOS UP ON YOUTUBE SHOWING OWNERS DRIVING FOR LONG DISTANCES TOTALLY HANDS FREE WHILE PAYING LITTLE ATTENTION TO THE ROAD. HERE IS A YOUTUBE VIDEO ENTITLED TESLA AUTOPILOT TRIED TO KILL ME! HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=MRWXEX8QOXA HE IS USING AUTOPILOT ON AN UNDIVIDED ROAD HERE IS A VIDEO OF SOMEONE DRIVING HANDS FREE HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=URNPBHLDY0M&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE SURELY IT IS A DANGEROUS IDEA TO ALLOW THIS BETA RELEASE SOFTWARE TO BE GIVEN OUT TO OWNERS OF A TWO AND A HALF TON HIGH POWER VEHICLE. INCIDENTALLY THE CAR WHOSE VIN # I HAVE USED IS A BURNED OUT CAR HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLES/VEHICLEDETAILS.ASPX?AUCTIONID=0&ITEMID=19224036&ROWNUMBER=0&LOADRECENT=TRUE SO MUCH FOR THE TITANIUM BATTERY SHIELDS!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10782978
Machine
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