This is becoming the Donald Trump of companies.
Tesla is being investigated by the DOJ for securities and wire fraud by making misleading self-driving claims
Submitted 6 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
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avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 6 months ago
In that they won’t have any meaningful regulating done to them or suffer any actual consequences despite the obviously evil shit of which they’re plainly guilty?
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Yes.
lanolinoil@lemmy.world 6 months ago
This is the Gilded Age II: Electric Boogaloo
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
AI boogaloo
Guru_Insights99@lemm.ee 6 months ago
What is this supposed to mean? That would imply that it is a good company. 🤔🤔
slurpinderpin@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Hahahahaha fuck Elon
pup_atlas@pawb.social 6 months ago
Investigate it? The dude literally named it “autopilot”, what is there to investigate, they market this explicitly in their advertising.
admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 6 months ago
What do you think autopilot does in a plane?
pup_atlas@pawb.social 6 months ago
Autopilot maintains altitude and bearing between waypoints in the sky, and in some (ideal) situations can automatically land the aircraft. In terms of piloting an aircraft, it can handle the middle of the journey entirely autonomously, and even sometimes the end (landing).
Autopilot (the Telsa feature) is not rated to drive the car autonomously, requires constant human supervision, and can automatically disengage at any time. Despite being sold as an “autonomous driver”, it cannot function as one, like autopilot on a plane can. It is clearly using the autopilot feature of an aircraft to imply that the car can pilot itself through at least the middle of the journey without direct supervision (which it can’t). That is misrepresentation.
JamesFire@lemmy.world 6 months ago
What layman is familiar with the actual technical ability of aircraft autopilot?
Grippler@feddit.dk 6 months ago
There are several things to attack on the Tesla autopilot, the name being the least of the misleading marketing, and honestly a bit stupid to focus on.
The dude has claimed for close to a decade now, that “it’s right around the corner!”… “It’s coming end of the year” and shit like that. That is significantly more misleading than a product name that is about the same level of misleading as other manufacturers names for similar functionality.
resetbypeer@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Waiting for tsla stock to go up now…
1984@lemmy.today 6 months ago
I can’t believe it’s still at 170+. People must really not realize that the first mover advantage is over, and Tesla has had their moment already. They are not going to lead this change to evs. Most manufacturers have good or better electric cars now.
resetbypeer@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The fact that a single company is higher valued than the entire car market should ring all alarm bells. Because afaik is Mercedes already ahead of Tesla in regarding (autonomous) self driving. But don’t quote me on it.
Daft_ish@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Elon suddenly: I’m really concerned about what is going on in Palestine.
UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Im sure they’ll get a fine that’s .000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001% of their daily profits
Dremor@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The miniature is god tier. 🤣
just_another_person@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Notice how no other car makers overstepped that boundary because they aren’t desperate for PR attention.
just_another_person@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Good
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Kudos to the graphic artist on that one. epic.
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yes, the autopilot is awfully familiar. Excellent reference.
lanolinoil@lemmy.world 6 months ago
www.imdb.com/title/tt0080339/
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
For real, 10/10, no notes
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Agreed. First I was like wtf Mr. Peanut dropped his monocle? And then realized what this was.