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Tesla said it didn't have key data in a fatal crash, then a hacker found it

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650 points clcaev | 6 comments | 29 Aug 25 11:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.047s | source | bottom
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voidUpdate ◴[29 Aug 25 12:11 UTC] No.45063021[source]▶
I'm still convinced that it being called "full self driving" is misleading marketing and really needs to stop, since it isn't according to Tesla
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1. JumpCrisscross ◴[29 Aug 25 13:03 UTC] No.45063571[source]▶
If you live in a city, please send this article to your municipal and state electeds. Tesla is lobbying for the right to train and activate its Level 4 product, marketed as Level 5, in cities where Musk is deeply unpopular. There is massive political capital to be had in banning Tesla’s self-driving features on even the flimsiest grounds.
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2. terminalshort ◴[29 Aug 25 13:06 UTC] No.45063605[source]▶
I would rather take a bullet than be a luddite who gets in the way of technological advancement on "the flimsiest of grounds."
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3. JumpCrisscross ◴[29 Aug 25 13:11 UTC] No.45063655[source]▶
> be a luddite who gets in the way of technological advancement on "the flimsiest of grounds”

Blocking a technology is Luddism. Blocking a company is politics.

4. rcpt ◴[29 Aug 25 16:05 UTC] No.45065870[source]▶
The choice isn't a bullet it's getting smashed by a "robo" taxi.

And no you wouldn't.

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5. terminalshort ◴[29 Aug 25 16:32 UTC] No.45066208{3}[source]▶
I'm perfectly happy to take the risk of getting smashed by a robo taxi, and I do every day. Getting smashed by a robo taxi is actually a bit better than getting smashed by a human driver because at least in the case of getting smashed by the robo taxi the crash data goes into improving the system in the future.
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6. rcpt ◴[29 Aug 25 18:58 UTC] No.45068018{4}[source]▶
Doubt.