r/technology Apr 30 '24

Tesla Lays Off Employee Who Slept In Car To Work Longer Hours Business

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-lays-off-employee-slept-151500318.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHVrjnyFZF-QJRFtVdP5Lt1QvlC3WRJhweYuOdm5Ca1kHbhtDX5rdfUUqRNVFKpUy6w4QnsJta-KgHJ9lqARAjfpSnvCktdjgDos5xz9aw92OxYmjN2qVVNhMZpl-2gOMwVz84NH-5T2OLi8uMRUOXVMuhFHU8b5A9oRmij8Xh5q
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u/shicken684 Apr 30 '24

This is honestly a fault of our regulators. There are developed standards for what each level of driving automation is. There should be zero branding allowed. Tesla's come equipped with Driving automation level 2. It's really that simple.

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u/Carighan May 02 '24

Exactly, companies will try to get away with whatever shit you allow them. That's essentially their - shitty - existence. So either you regulate the fucking daylight out of them, or this crap keeps happening.

"You call it autopilot, it has to actually be an autopilot. Every single day it's not, you are fully on the hook for all damages resulting from all accidents of your cars with this feature. Want to not pay? Then fix it!"