There’s a saying “Any publicity is good publicity”. That hasn’t been the case for Tesla or company owner Elon Musk. It’s not breaking news that Tesla vehicles have been associated with
accidents
fires
investigations
recalls
safety issues unrelated to self-driving software or fires
high levels of harmful electromagnetic radiation emissions
Lawsuits have been filed by Tesla investors as well as owners. Perhaps this new report will inspire another one.
From Ars Technica:
From 2019 to at least mid-2022, Tesla employees used an internal messaging system to share “sometimes highly invasive videos and images recorded by customers’ car cameras,” according to a lengthy Reuters report based on interviews with nine former Tesla employees.
Although Tesla says its in-car cameras are “designed from the ground up to protect your privacy,” today’s Reuters report described employees as having easy access to the cameras’ output and sharing that freely with other employees:
Some of the recordings caught Tesla customers in embarrassing situations. One ex-employee described a video of a man approaching a vehicle completely naked.
