NHTSA Complaint #10909504 — 2016 TESLA MODEL S

THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT UPGRADED VERSION 8.0 IT IS CLEAR FROM THE MANY YOUTUBE VIDEOS ALREADY POSTED THAT OWNERS ARE NOW PLACING EVEN MORE TRUST IN THE AUTOPILOT BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT THE RADAR AND OTHER ENHANCEMENTS MAKE IT SAFER THAN BEFORE. ALSO THE MESSAGE TO HOLD STEERING WHEEL IS STILL BEING IGNORED AND OWNERS ARE OPERATING HANDS FREE FOR MORE THAN 3 MINUTES AT A TIME WHILE FIDDLING WITH THE DISPLAY SCREEN AND TAKING THEIR EYES OFF THE ROADS. I WILL GIVE YOU LINKS TO VIDEOS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN POSTED AND I AM SURE THAT THERE IS EVEN WORSE BEHAVIOR HAPPENING OFF THE CAMERA. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=ISZ3FSBE_PG OWNER TESTING HOW LONG HE CAN DRIVE HANDS FREE BEFORE AUTOPILOT IS DISABLED HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=G42WDKU11K8 USING AUTOPILOT ON LOCAL ROADS RATHER THAN FREEWAYS WITH A SOLID BARRIER AGAINST ONCOMING TRAFFIC, MUCH OF THE TIME HANDS FREE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=U7JNHFWZ3EC HANDS FREE, OVERCONFIDENT AND USING AUTOPILOT IN INAPPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WRM0E5ZO4KQ USING AUTOPILOT ON FREEWAY BUT WITH A LOT OF HANDS FREE TIME AND FIDDLING WITH TOUCH SCREEN. THERE ARE ALSO COMMENTS ON THE VIDEOS THAT THE AUTOPILOT BRAKING IS LEFT UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT AND THAT OWNERS FEAR IT WILL NOT STOP IN TIME. THEN THEY SAY THAT THEY LEARN TO TRUST IT AFTER A WHILE THIS LEAVES LITTLE TIME TO REACT IF THE SYSTEM FAILS. I BELIEVE THAT THE INQUIRY INTO AUTOPILOT SHOULD NOT ONLY LOOK AT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY AT THE HUMAN FACTOR. I BELIEVE THAT THIS DECEPTIVELY TITLED AUTOPILOT IS CAUSING DRIVERS TO BEHAVE IN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WAYS AND THAT THIS WILL CERTAINLY LEAD TO MORE DEATHS.