What 604 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Tesla Model S 75d

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT HERE IS A VERY RECENT VIDEO MADE BY AN OWNER IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA. . HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=HGUQ-6HGM0U HE IS NOT TAKING THE ADVICE TO HOLD THE WHEEL SERIOUSLY AND HIS PLACING LIVES AT RISK BY HIS RECKLESS BEHAVIOR. THIS SAME BEHAVIOR IS TAKING PLACE ALL OVER THE WORLD AND WILL CERTAINLY CAUSE MORE DEATHS UNLESS THIS UNREGULATED EXPERIMENT IS STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE TAKE ACTION

NHTSA ODI 10893332

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA MODEL S IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTP://WWW.COPART.COM/US/LOT/26502206?SEARCHID=2012603337 THIS CAR HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CRASH. THE FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINT HAS PULLED OUT OF THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THE TIRE IS PEELED OFF THE RIM. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN OF FAILURE IN THE TESLA SUSPENSION WHICH IS CAUSING CRASHES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS CRASH, IT SEEMS PROBABLE THAT THE BROKEN SUSPENSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH RATHER THAN THE RESULT OF IMPACT DAMAGE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE SUPPLIED A FICTITIOUS US ADDRESS TO COMPLY WITH YOUR WEBSITE REQUIREMENTS, MY CORRECT NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS ARE SUPPLIED IN THE THE INFORMATION FIELDS. THE NUMBER OF INJURIES IS AN ESTIMATE BASED ON THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLES.

NHTSA ODI 10891518

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. AN OWNER HAS POSTED A VIDEO OF A NEAR MISS THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATALITY HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=61GKS0IL8I0 HE REPORTED THE EVENT TO THE TESLA MOTORS FORUM. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TMC/THREADS/VIDEO-HERES-WHY-YOU-HAVE-TO-KEEP-YOUR-EYES-ON-THE-ROAD-WHEN-USING-AUTOPILOT.73767/ THE OWNER WAS USING THE AUTOPILOT IN THE EXACT SAME WAY THAT TESLA PUBLICITY HAS SHOWN HIM - HANDS "NEAR" THE WHEEL. THE DISCUSSION ON THE FORUM SEEKS TO BLAME THE OWNER AND TO ABSOLVE TESLA OF RESPONSIBILITY. A MINORITY OF POSTERS SEE THINGS IN A DIFFERENT WAY "AMPEDREALTOR, WEDNESDAY AT 1:49 AM LAST EDITED: WEDNESDAY AT 2:00 AM ADRIEN SAID: ↑ WOW INTERESTING AND EXACTLY WHY IT'S STILL "BETA." NO NEED TO EMAIL TESLA. ANY CORRECTION YOU DID WILL IMPROVE THE NEURAL NETWORK AUTOMATICALLY. THAT'S HOW IT GET'S BETTER THIS IS EXACTLY WHY YOU DON'T RELEASE SOFTWARE LIKE THIS THAT IS BETA. THIS VEHICLE COULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE AND CAUSED DEATH OR SEVERE INJURY. TESLA CANNOT HIDE BEHIND THE "BETA" MONIKER AND EXPECT THAT IT IS NOT ACCOUNTABLE IN ANY WAY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF A SYSTEM WHICH, BY ITS VERY NATURE, ENABLES A GREATER DEGREE OF DRIVER DISTRACTION WHILE DOING NOTHING TO MITIGATE THAT DISTRACTION. ALL OF THE ANALYSIS AS TO WHY THIS OR THAT HAPPENED IS RATHER MEANINGLESS, IN MY OPINION. THE SYSTEM JUST DOESN'T WORK IF IT DOES NOT REQUIRE HANDS ON THE WHEEL AND CAN SUDDENLY THROW YOU INTO THE NEXT LANE. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PASSENGERS WERE QUITE ALARMED. MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST EXPLAIN TO THEM ABOUT "BETA" AND THAT IF THEY WERE TO BE MAIMED IN A CRASH IT'S OKAY BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS "BETA" AND ITS' NEURAL NETWORK NEEDS TO LEARN SOME NEW TECHNIQUES.

NHTSA ODI 10887986

HERE IS A REPORT OF A CRASH THAT OCCURRED IN GERMANY. HTTP://TESLACLUBSWEDEN.SE/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=10&T=5024 THE OWNER IS UNCERTAIN OF THE EXACT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS AND IS NOT SURE IF HE WAS ON AUTOPILOT OR NOT. HE CREDITS THE TESLA WITH SAVING HIS LIFE BUT DOES NOT CONCEDE THAT THE CRASH MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A VEHICLE FAULT. THE ROLLOVER AND CRASH MAY HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY THE FAULT OF THE TRUCK DRIVER BUT THE REPORTS ARE AMBIGUOUS. BOTH FRONT AND REAR WHEELS HAVE BEEN TORN OFF THE CAR WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF THE CRASH BUT BEARING IN MIND THE LARGE NUMBER OF CRASHES IN WHICH TESLA WHEELS HAVE SNAPPED OFF IT MAY BE THAT THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. TIRES SHOULD NOT PEEL OFF THE RIM EVEN DURING A HIGH SPEED SPIN. WHEELS AND SUSPENSION ASSEMBLIES SHOULD NOT SNAP OFF SO EASILY. I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO CONTACT THE GERMAN INVESTIGATORS TO ALERT THEM TO THE POSSIBILITY OF AUTOPILOT OR MECHANICAL FAILURE BEING A FACTOR IN THIS CRASH. I AM NOT A TESLA OWNER. I AM A CONCERNED CITIZEN THAT HAS TO SHARE THE ROADS WITH TESLA AUTOPILOT CONTROLLED VEHICLES AND I BELIEVE THAT LIVES OF ROAD USERS ARE BEING PUT AT RISK BY THIS UNREGULATED EXPERIMENT.

NHTSA ODI 10885399

HERE IS A RECENT YOUTUBE VIDEO SHOWING WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TESLA EMPLOYEE DEMONSTRATING THE USE OF AUTOPILOT AND ENCOURAGING THE DRIVER TO TAKE HIS HANDS OFF THE WHEEL. THIS IS UTTERLY IRRESPONSIBLE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JPTYOYKOTPS

NHTSA ODI 10882937

WHILE TEST DRIVING A MODEL S AT A TESLA STORE, SALES REP TOLD ME TO REMOVE MY HANDS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE ON AUTO PILOT. CAR SUDDENLY SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING THE CAR TO LEAVE THE REGULAR LANE I WAS TRAVELING IN. THE TESLA REP INSTRUCTED ME THAT I DID NOT HAVE TO KEEP MY HANDS ON THE WHEEL WHICH LEFT ME UNPREPARED FOR THE SUDDEN SWERVE. NAME/ADDRESS ARE LEFT THIS COMPLAINT OFF DUE TO CONCERN ABOUT THE RETALIATORY NATURE OF THE TESLA CEO. TESLA CEO'S OVERLY DEFENSIVEBEHAVIOR HAS A CHILLING AFFECT ON REPORTING ISSUES.

NHTSA ODI 10882812