A Tesla whistleblower shared with BBC that the company's self-driving vehicles are not ready and safe enough to be used on public roads.
Former Tesla Employee Claims Company Ignores Complaints
Former Tesla employee Lukasz Krupski leaked thousands of accident reports and other documents supporting the complaints about the company's self-driving software. Krupski also detailed that his efforts to voice out the concerts were ignored by the company.
During his interview with BBC, he shared his lack of confidence in the preparation of the hardware and the software of the vehicles."It affects all of us because we are essentially experiments in public roads. So even if you don't have a Tesla, your children still walk in the footpath," he added.
He also found evidence in the company data that showed how some safe operation processes had not been followed. Meanwhile, other Tesla employees also told him about the phantom breaking or the random braking responses to non-existent obstacles.
Tesla Takes Legal Action vs. Krupski
Krupski leaked accident reports and internal Tesla communication documents along with the list of employees and some personal information. He was fired last year and was also accused of taking pictures at Tesla, which was considered a company violation, as per his bosses.
The New York Times reported that Tesla is accusing Krupski of misappropriating company information and is demanding damages from him. Tesla also got an injunction from a Norwegian court that prohibited Krupski from sharing more information about the company. The court also seized his laptop and sent it to Tesla.
As of writing, Krupski cannot pursue a case against Tesla after using all of his savings to pay for a lawyer. Meanwhile, Tesla CEO Elon Musk remains firm that his company has the "best real-world AI."
