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Whistleblower drops 100 GB of Tesla secrets to German news site

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Re: Whistleblower drops 100 GB of Tesla secrets to German news site

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Post by TheAlchemist »

morkalork wrote: post #20
arbitrage wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Customers that Handelsblatt spoke to have the impression that Tesla employees avoid written communication. “They never sent emails, everything was always verbal,” says the doctor from California, whose Tesla said it accelerated on its own in the fall of 2021 and crashed into two concrete pillars. I mean, that's pretty suspicious right there.

Never write in an email what you can say on the phone, never say on the phone what you can say in person.

* if you have something to hide

Re: Whistleblower drops 100 GB of Tesla secrets to German news site

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Post by viraptor »

bboygravity wrote: post #10
George83728 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I treat them like semi-trucks on the highway. Pass them or let them pass you, but don't loiter alongside, behind or in front of one.

I treat them like the safest cars to be around. Because statistically, they are?

That's not proven as far as I know, unless you've got stats? (And not the stats from their website - those are not comparable)

Re: Whistleblower drops 100 GB of Tesla secrets to German news site

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Post by sidibe »

Pxtl wrote: post #18

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No other company/CEO can make as grandiose announcements. Their future product pipeline is worth trillions and every year there's something else they will deliver very soon that will revolutionize the world. If you've read about it in a scifi book, Tesla will announce they are working on it first.

Re: Whistleblower drops 100 GB of Tesla secrets to German news site

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Post by adversaryIdiot »

bboygravity wrote: post #10
George83728 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I treat them like semi-trucks on the highway. Pass them or let them pass you, but don't loiter alongside, behind or in front of one.

I treat them like the safest cars to be around. Because statistically, they are?

if you are on the inside at least... But yeah i think they tend to have better track records than human drivers.

Re: Whistleblower drops 100 GB of Tesla secrets to German news site

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Post by 99_00 »

advael wrote: post #6

Gatekeep, gaslight, girlboss The official policy to deprive customers and victims of information as much as possible is shocking from the standpoint of being flagrantly, cynically customer-hostile to the point of probable illegality, but it's right out of both Musk's normal playbook and that of his erstwhile colleagues at e.g. Paypal For me, cars cross a very key danger threshold, which I express like this: "I am tru…

What information is Tesla withholding that they should release to these customers and do other automakers release this information to customers?

Re: Whistleblower drops 100 GB of Tesla secrets to German news site

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Post by nickff »

advael wrote: post #6

Gatekeep, gaslight, girlboss The official policy to deprive customers and victims of information as much as possible is shocking from the standpoint of being flagrantly, cynically customer-hostile to the point of probable illegality, but it's right out of both Musk's normal playbook and that of his erstwhile colleagues at e.g. Paypal For me, cars cross a very key danger threshold, which I express like this: "I am tru…

>"The official policy to deprive customers and victims of information as much as possible is shocking from the standpoint of being flagrantly, cynically customer-hostile to the point of probable illegality, but it's right out of both Musk's normal playbook and that of his erstwhile colleagues at e.g. Paypal"

It seems like you're holding Tesla to a higher standard than any other automaker. Which other automakers reveal similar information willingly? Many (or likely most) other automakers have made deceptive and/or dangerous products, in just about every manner imaginable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_emissions_scandal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Pinto#Fuel_system_fires,_...

https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/22/12007862/fca-jeep-grand-c...

Re: Whistleblower drops 100 GB of Tesla secrets to German news site

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Post by ethbr0 »

bboygravity wrote: post #10
George83728 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I treat them like semi-trucks on the highway. Pass them or let them pass you, but don't loiter alongside, behind or in front of one.

I treat them like the safest cars to be around. Because statistically, they are?

There's a difference between safety and consistency.

Re: Whistleblower drops 100 GB of Tesla secrets to German news site

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Post by pc86 »

valine wrote: post #14
George83728 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I treat them like semi-trucks on the highway. Pass them or let them pass you, but don't loiter alongside, behind or in front of one.

Why are you loitering beside other cars? This is a good safety practice regardless of the car’s make and model.

It's a shame this is getting downvoted because it's true. In any level of traffic except stop-and-go--and even then to a large extent--you should be doing everything within your power to either pass the cars on your right, and/or move over to let cars pass you on the left. It is a vanishingly small number of scenarios where you are keeping pace with a car next to you and you're not in the wrong. This isn't just at high speed or on highways, any two-land road operates (or is designed to operate) this way.
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