Tesla whistleblower breaks his silence

Post by beepthroughbop » Sat, Aug 08, 2020, 4:42 AM UTC

threatofrain wrote: post #6

Is there any verification to his core claims? His videos meander so much, his claims are vague, and the statement about firing his attorneys is concerning.

Post by xedeon » Sat, Aug 08, 2020, 4:43 AM UTC

beepthroughbop wrote: post #8

xedeon wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.scribd.com/document/471770054/TES-TRIPP-0028348-...

What am I supposed to take away? Some other former employee (who is broke, was fired and is trying to get his job back at Tesla) claims the problems were not that bad (Does he have expertise in batteries?). He makes a bunch of other unfounded allegations about Tripp claiming about getting paid (Musk in his deposition testified that there was no actual evidence for that allegation). The entire testimony reads like inc…

Post by donttriggerme » Sat, Aug 08, 2020, 4:46 AM UTC

beepthroughbop wrote: post #11

threatofrain wrote: post #6

Is there any verification to his core claims? His videos meander so much, his claims are vague, and the statement about firing his attorneys is concerning.

The specificity of the claims, high rate of battery fires on the road, general pattern of behavior at Tesla with respect to build quality and disregard for safety. Not enough to convict anyone but enough to convince me that it is more probable than not. It should also be enough to convince anyone that there is a serious possibility that it's true. What verification would have satisfied you for the fraud at Wirecard (…

Post by c00ls0sa » Sat, Aug 08, 2020, 4:51 AM UTC

donttriggerme wrote: post #15

beepthroughbop wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The specificity of the claims, high rate of battery fires on the road, general pattern of behavior at Tesla with respect to build quality and disregard for safety. Not enough to convict anyone but enough to convince me that it is more probable than not. It should also be enough to convince anyone that there is a serious possibility that it's true. What verification would have satisfied you for the fraud at Wirecard (…

I think you know that the issue here is there are too many folks who will believe Musk nearly no matter what he says. It's going to take some really strong evidence to slow or stop his freight train. Maybe that comes; maybe it doesn't. But the power of true believers is strong and real. It helped save Apple in the late 90s, and it will give Musk many, many second chances. Edit: My comment was very, very neutral. And…

Post by donttriggerme » Sat, Aug 08, 2020, 4:53 AM UTC

xedeon wrote: post #16

donttriggerme wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you know that the issue here is there are too many folks who will believe Musk nearly no matter what he says. It's going to take some really strong evidence to slow or stop his freight train. Maybe that comes; maybe it doesn't. But the power of true believers is strong and real. It helped save Apple in the late 90s, and it will give Musk many, many second chances. Edit: My comment was very, very neutral. And…

I believe what's on the official court documents that were made public. Anything else is speculation, which is what is exactly what you're doing.