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   Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:06 JST Jonathan

   A site listing all Tesla-related deaths.

   https://www.tesladeaths.com/

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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:02 JST Jonathan

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     ... Musk’s caption credits Tesla’s “Autopilot steering to avoid collision with a truck,” potentially reinforcing Brown’s tragically mistaken belief that the system could keep him safe."

     Rich Felker repeated this.
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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:02 JST Jonathan

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     "Tesla said vehicle data showed that she had hit the brakes before the collision, disengaging Autopilot before the crash took place. “So if you don’t brake, it’s your fault because you weren’t paying attention,” she explained. “And if you do brake, it’s your fault because you were driving.” "

     Rich Felker repeated this.
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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:02 JST Jonathan

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     Government said autosteer reduced crashes by 40 percent.

     People later found

     "... the finding to be based on incomplete data and inept statistical analysis. Using the relatively small amount of complete data that Tesla had provided to NHTSA, the far more rigorous analysis that QCS ran concluded that “Autosteer is actually associated with an increase in the odds ratio of airbag deployment by more than a factor of 2.4.” "

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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:03 JST Jonathan

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     " “You’ll be able to travel for free, forever on pure sunlight,” Musk said, as the crowd assembled at Tesla’s Hawthorne facility broke into cheers. “So I think it’s pretty hard to beat that, y’know?” He smirked. “Free long distance? You’re not going to get that with gasoline.” ...

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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:03 JST Jonathan

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     ... “Or AT&T,” quipped someone in the crowd.

     “Yeah, exactly, or AT&T,” said Musk, pausing to chuckle. “So . . . I think this day will actually go down as being quite historic. I think at least on par with SpaceX docking with the space station earlier this year.” His expression had suddenly become deeply earnest. “I mean, I really think this is important. And really, I want you to go out there and spread the word.”

     All quotes from Ludicrous by Niedermeyer.

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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:03 JST Jonathan

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     "Instead, Brown was following in the path that the media launch for Autopilot had set: breaking Tesla’s rules to find out just how autonomous and futuristic the experience could be. And he’d been egged on by Elon Musk himself, who just months earlier had tweeted a video that Brown had posted to YouTube, showing Autopilot “saving” his Model S from a crash without his intervention. ...

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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:04 JST Jonathan

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     "(Tesla also changed the wording from “they expect to disburse” to “they may disburse” when it posted the email to its blog.)"

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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:04 JST Jonathan

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     "It also pulled forward as much demand as it could by contacting reservation holders and asking them to take delivery as soon as possible to receive the $7,500 credit on their 2012 taxes. According to Tesla, the credit would be available even if cars weren’t delivered to customers until 2013 despite the fact that the IRS clearly states that tax credits are to be taken in the year the vehicle is “placed in service” by the taxpayer."

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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:04 JST Jonathan

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     "Whatever else may have gone into what must be the most miraculous month in auto sales history, the resulting $11 million single-quarter profit turned out to be the spark that turned Tesla into a stock market phenomenon. Within days of announcing its Q1 profit, Tesla sold more than $1 billion worth of stock and convertible bonds and used the proceeds to pay off the DOE loan completely. ...

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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:04 JST Jonathan

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     ... Suddenly Tesla’s entire image was transformed from a money-losing ward of the state to a profitable, independent automaker that Americans could be proud of."

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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:05 JST Jonathan

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     "Tesla Is 'Highly Confident' Cybertruck Is Safer Per Mile Than Other Trucks"
     https://insideevs.com/news/699872/tesla-cybertruck-safer-per-mile/

     "Tesla often brags about its vehicle safety through quarterly vehicle safety reports, at least up until the end of 2022 when it stopped reporting the figures."

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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:05 JST Jonathan

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     "The Tesla Cybertruck isn’t all it’s cracked up to be"
     https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/3/24334954/tesla-cybertruck-sales-demand-expectation-elon-musk

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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:05 JST Jonathan

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     He's just ridiculously garbage as a person.

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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:05 JST Jonathan

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     Remember when ...

     "Regarding funding, I am excited to report that the Department of Energy informed Tesla last week that they expect to disburse funds from our $350M Model S loan application within four to five months. The Obama administration has thankfully made it a top priority to move quickly on the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing loan program, as this will both generate high quality jobs in the near term and lay the groundwork for a better environment in the future."
     - Musk

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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:06 JST Jonathan

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     "Tesla Has the Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Auto Brands, Study Finds"

     https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62919131/tesla-has-highest-fatal-accident-rate-of-all-auto-brands-study/

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     Jonathan (jmcrookston@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Jan-2025 12:11:06 JST Jonathan

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     Report here

     https://www.iseecars.com/most-dangerous-cars-study#v=2024

     "Two Teslas, the Model Y and Model S, make the most dangerous cars list despite Tesla’s advanced driver-assist technology

     Tesla also has the highest fatal accident rate by brand, followed by Kia, Buick, Dodge, and Hyundai"