THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Whistleblower Lawsuit Accuses Tesla of Ignoring Self-Driving Safety Issues.
A whistleblower lawsuit alleges Tesla’s self-driving vehicle testing practices created unsafe conditions for the public and employees due to extreme understaffing and overburdened managers.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A former Tesla manager has filed a federal lawsuit alleging he was fired after warning the company about what he described as serious safety failures in its Full Self-Driving testing program, claiming understaffing and excessive workloads turned autonomous test vehicles into “rolling hazards” on public roads in Houston, Texas. Javier Medrano, who managed Tesla’s Houston Full Self-Driving testing operations, alleges the company increased the number of test vehicles and operators under his supervision from 15 to 38 while requiring him to oversee the fleet alone, despite an internal guideline recommending one manager for every 15. DETAIL: Medrano, who oversaw Full Self-Driving (FSD) testing operations,…Open