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Tesla Inc. (formerly Tesla Motors) is an energy + technology company originally from California and currently headquartered in Austin, Texas.

They produce electric vehicles (with a heavy focus on autonomy), batteries, and energy/solar products for the grid.

Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

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Arizona toddler rescued after getting trapped in a Tesla with a dead battery (www.theverge.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Firefighters had to use an ax to smash through the window.

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Obvious design flaw is obvious. Do cars not need to meet basic safety standards to be roadworthy?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago

They do, but this is a case of a basic safety standard so obvious that it has never needed to be mandated.

Basically, they invented a never before seen safety flaw that did not previously exist.

This isn't the only time this one has endangered people. Its quite likely the rather wealthy and well connected lady who drowned a few months back was not helped by the 'battery dead/systems shorted = doors and windows dont open' problem.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Not in america, sharp corners apparently are ok.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

If America cared about road safety, no Tesla running Full Self Driving^TM Auto-Pilot^TM Completely Drives Itself^TM would be allowed on the road and trucks with 6 foot high hoods would all be confiscated at gun point.