NHTSA Complaint #11014544 — 2016 TESLA MODEL S

UNKNOWN OR OTHER issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11014544
Vehicle	2016 TESLA MODEL S
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	August 3, 2017
Date Filed	August 11, 2017
Mileage	5,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

THIS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TESLA AUTOPILOT. HERE IS A VIDEO OF AN OWNER IN GERMANY: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=7WHDLTTCUPM HE DRIVES AT HIGH SPEED ON THE AUTOBAHN AND ON NARROW UNDIVIDED ROADS USING AUTOPILOT WITH HIS HANDS NOWHERE NEAR THE WHEEL. HE ALSO FIDDLES WITH THE CENTRE SCREEN AND EVEN USES A HAND HELD MOBILE PHONE. THE IRRESPONSIBLE MARKETING OF THIS AUTOPILOT BY TESLA AND THE CLAIMS OF "40% SAFER THAN A HUMAN DRIVER" HAVE CAUSED OWNERS TO HAVE MISPLACED CONFIDENCE IN THE AUTOPILOT. DRIVERS OF ONCOMING VEHICLES AND OTHER ROAD-USERS DID NOT GIVE PERMISSION FOR THIS DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT. IN EVERY CASE WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A FATAL CRASH TESLA HAVE CLAIMED THAT AUTOPILOT WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE. THIS CLAIM MAKES IT EVEN MORE PROBABLE THAT OWNERS WILL DRIVE HANDS FREE AND TRUST IN THE HIGHLY DANGEROUS SO CALLED AUTOPILOT. PLEASE TAKE ACTION.

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