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[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@stevenmarkryan 40% on commsec

[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@SawyerMerritt https://t.co/kYfO3musx3

[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@stevenmarkryan 2 or 3 fingers?

[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@redactedrain Karp saw Luda say ‘I got hoes in different area codes’ and said ‘hold my ethically non-monogamous beer'

[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@TRHLofficial Wow

[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@elonmusk When I got my model 3 in 2019, Tesla gave me a call saying my car would be ready for pickup on X date. I show up and wait over an hour only for someone to come out and say "oh the date changed didnt you check online?" Was a very poor experience

[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@bryan_johnson So did the ice improvements just bring you back up to baseline pre sauna?

[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@atensnut Lol I've had this for 15 years and had no idea this unscrewed!! Gross!

[Chief Nerd @TheChiefNerd]

TIM DILLON: “I'm giving advice to people now that live in this country. Choose the p*dophile you agree with … Who is the p*dophile who has a pro-business attitude? … You cannot ask that they don't f*ck kids. You cannot ask that. It's a bridge too far.”

[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@Tesla What about the lithium refinery?

[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@larsmoravy Passenger seat profiles

[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@SawyerMerritt https://t.co/kYfO3musx3

[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@SawyerMerritt @DIMO_Network Does it give me control of my car via Google home?

[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@Martyupnorth_2 Years ago they banned motorbike riders in national parks....the unintended consequence of this was that the bike riders would keep the fire tracks clear so the fires went through the fireys wasted a lot of time clearing the tracks themselves

[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@CoachGeoffReed @atgexercise Sled

[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@nickgraynews Lol what's with all the mattresses?

[Alex Reibman 🖇️ @AlexReibman]

3/ Good Samaritan

Combining Apple Vision Pro with machine learning to help first responders administer first aid

🏆Healthcare impact grand prize

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[Tesla @Tesla]

While there are many articles that do not accurately convey the nature of our safety systems, the recent Washington Post article is particularly egregious in its misstatements and lack of relevant context. 

We at Tesla believe that we have a moral obligation to continue improving our already best-in-class safety systems (https://t.co/EMIEfc5kHo). At the same time, we also believe it is morally indefensible not to make these systems available to a wider set of consumers, given the incontrovertible data that shows it is saving lives and preventing injury. 

Regulators around the globe have a duty to protect consumers, and the Tesla team looks forward to continuing our work with them towards our common goal of eliminating as many deaths and injuries as possible on our roadways.  

Below are some important facts, context and background.

Background
1. Safety metrics are emphatically stronger when Autopilot is engaged than when not engaged.

a.
In the 4th quarter of 2022, we recorded one crash for every 4.85 million miles driven in which drivers were using Autopilot technology. For drivers who were not using Autopilot technology, we recorded one crash for every 1.40 million miles driven. By comparison, the most recent data available from NHTSA and FHWA (from 2021) shows that in the United States there was an automobile crash approximately every 652,000 miles. (https://t.co/RZjjBmylTk)

b.
The data is clear: The more automation technology offered to support the driver, the safer the driver and other road users. Anecdotes from the WaPo article come from plaintiff attorneys—cases involving significant driver misuse—and are not a substitute for rigorous analysis and billions of miles of data.

c.
Recent Data continues this trend and is even more compelling.  Autopilot is ~10X safer than US average and ~5X safer than a Tesla with no AP tech enabled. More detailed information will be publicly available in the near future.

2. Autopilot features, including Traffic-Aware Cruise Control and Autosteer, are SAE Level 2 driver-assist systems, meaning –

a.
Whether the driver chooses to engage Autosteer or not, the driver is in control of the vehicle at all times. The driver is notified of this responsibility, consents, agrees to monitor the driving assistance, and can disengage anytime.

b.
Despite the driver being responsible for control for the vehicle, Tesla has a number of additional safety measures designed to monitor that drivers engage in active driver supervision, including torque-based and camera-based monitoring. We have continued to make progress in improving these monitoring systems to reduce misuse.

c.
Based on the above, among other factors, the data strongly indicates our customers are far safer by having the choice to decide when it is appropriate to engage Autopilot features. When used properly, it provides safety benefits on all road classes.

The Washington Post leverages instances of driver misuse of the Autopilot driver assist feature to suggest the system is the problem. The article got it wrong, misreporting what's actually alleged in the pending lawsuit and omitting several important facts:

1. Contrary to the Post article, the Complaint doesn't reference complacency or Operational Design Domain.

2. Instead, the Complaint acknowledges the harms of driver inattention, misuse, and negligence.

3. Mr. Angulo and the parents of Ms. Benavides who tragically died in the crash, first sued the Tesla driver—and settled with him—before ever pursuing a claim against Tesla.

4. The Benavides lawsuit alleges the Tesla driver “carelessly and/or recklessly” “drove through the intersection…ignoring the controlling stop sign and traffic signal.”

5. The Tesla driver didn’t blame Tesla, didn’t sue Tesla, didn’t try to get Tesla to pay on his behalf.  He took responsibility.

6. The Post had the driver's statements to police and reports that he said he was “driving on cruise.” They omit that he also admitted to police “I expect to be the driver and be responsible for this.”

7. The driver later testified in the litigation he knew Autopilot didn’t make the car self-driving and he was the driver, contrary to the Post and Angulo claims that he was mislead, over-reliant or complacent. He readily and repeatedly admitted:

a.
“I was highly aware that was still my responsibility to operate the vehicle safely.”

b.
He agreed it was his “responsibility as the driver of the vehicle, even with Autopilot activated, to drive safely and be in control of the vehicle at all times.”

c.
“I would say specifically I was aware that the car was my responsibility.  I didn’t read all these statements and passages, but I’m aware the car was my responsibility.”

8. The Post also failed to disclose that Autopilot restricted the vehicle's speed to 45 mph (the speed limit) based on the road type, but the driver was pressing the accelerator to maintain 60 mph when he ran the stop sign and caused the crash. The car displayed an alert to the driver that, because he was overriding Autopilot with the accelerator, "Cruise control will not brake."

More information and background can be found here → https://t.co/VoTuFFkP9D

[Peter Schiff @PeterSchiff]

This award for "excellence in journalism" was given to
@CharlotteGriev1 for her work on the @60Mins broadcast "Operation Atlantis" that was ruled defamatory by an Australian Federal Court. I sued Grieve for defamation and won. She was ordered to pay me $550K in damages and the broadcast was removed from the internet. During the proceeding Ms. Grieve couldn't come up with any evidence to support the truth of anything she accused me of. In fact, her own notes, interviews and emails proved that the entire broadcast was a fraud. Does Citi approve of this type of "journalism?" Knowing the broadcast was both defamatory and a fraud, does Citi still stand by its award? If so, that means Citi considers defamation to be excellent journalism and approves of journalists who falsify their own evidence to misrepresent the finding of their own investigations to the public.

[Sal @Salv_Aus]

@piedmontian11 @Dannyjokes @Lukewearechange @OzraeliAvi you are in good company