Reporting on an unusual occurrence is one thing and obviously should be done. Reporting on an unusual occurrence with a lack of facts and knowledge of how the car works is a completely different thing. In the end, it could turn out to be that autopilot was on and that Musk has his facts wrong (seems doubtful), but it…

Tesla VideoYou don’t think a small swerve to the left was needed here?

This is the one where the BMW (I think?) cut the Tesla off with very little room to spare?

I’ll presume to know how to do your job for one moment here, even though I truly don’t. While I think that reporting on Tesla crashes, Tesla’s ‘self-driving’ technology, and Tesla’s technological and build-quality issues is important, I also think this site could be a bit more discerning about which ones it reports…

That’s good and fine and all, but the reality is that these crashes happen because people are fucking idiots.  Car technology and power keeps getting better, but people are the same fucking idiots.

Funny thing is they don’t realize the government has been putting 5G trackers in Harley’s for a couple years now.

Gen Xer here. I would buy so so many other makes and kinds of motorcycles before buying a old slow outdated lifestyle machine. I neither want to be a retired dentist nor a maga idiot.

I could give a flying fuck about tesla, but I am sick and tired of the anti tesla bias and this website continually misrepresenting and going on and on about tesla battery fires, when, did you look at that number? 212,500 gasoline car fires in 2020, not one of which was reported, no snarky comments about the other…

I’ll stop when I want to. Or when people like Elizabeth stop writing sensationalist articles with a tenuous grasp on facts. Whichever comes first.

Mundane is fine. Sensationalist reporting without all the facts is where I have an issue.

Tesla’s AP safety nets are what indicate that this story is BS. AP is limited to 5 mph over the posted speed limit on residential streets. As another poster noted, this street is about 1/16th of a mile long with a cul-de-sac on one end and a T-intersection stop sign at the other in a very wealthy neighborhood. Logic…

You and everyone else (including the first responders) know enough about autopilot to think you know how it works without actually knowing how it works. On residential streets, AP is restricted to 5 mph over the posted speed limit. There is no way around this. First responders see no one in the driver’s seat and…

I don’t disagree that a four hour battery fire is dangerous. And while it is worthwhile to address this issue for all EVs, that is not the main point of this story based on the amount of attention paid to it. The main point is “look how dangerous Teslas are.” There are a few issues with your second point.

Tesla is at fault as much as any other manufacturer is at fault for people using their products in stupid ways. Do you blame Ford when Mustangs kill people while doing donuts at Cars and Coffee?

Autopilot does not allow for crazy acceleration. Furthermore, on a non-divided highway autopilot is limited to 5mph over the speed limit. There have been cases where mapping data is wrong (not limited to Tesla, just in general where your GPS might say 60, but really it’s 50 as an example) and that could have allowed a…

I actually got re-routed here from Flipboard, without realizing it was a Jalopnik story. But once I was here, they already had the click. So I might as well call their bullshit for what it is.

Are you seriously trying to legitimize a national “publication” posting this porrly disguised diatribe against the evils of autopilot because the fire took a long time to extinguish and there was no one in the driver’s seat when the police arrived? You think those are more noteworthy than a mother a three children…

It is possible driver simply didn’t know how to open front doors in case of power loss (there is less obvious mechanical lever) or doors/lever got jammed from impact. Tried to get out through rear hence found in rear seat. Unfortunately rear doors don’t have any meaningful way to get out in case of power loss in…

FALSE! They do NOT advertise that the cars should be operated without driver supervision.

A weekend blog post trying its hardest to stay ahead of any facts. No mention if seat belts were on or not. Driver could have been pushed into passenger seat. Or, they just could have been two idiots in a Tesla.