Former Tesla Employees Express Distrust in Company's Full Self-Driving Technology
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Joe Wilkins
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Summary
Reuters interviewed nine former Tesla data labelers and a self-driving engineer who overwhelmingly expressed distrust in Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode. Seven of the data specialists said they wouldn't ride in a Tesla using FSD, contradicting Elon Musk's extravagant claims about the company's autonomous vehicle technology.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIt turns out not even the people building Tesla's self-driving tech trust Elon Musk's extravagant claims about the company's autonomous vehicles.
New reporting by Reuters interviewed nine former data labelers and a former self-driving engineer about their take on Tesla's Full Self-Driving mode.
The results were overwhelmingly negative, with seven of the data specialists admitting they wouldn't ride in a Tesla in FSD.
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