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.
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…Open