Erwin Zwikstra

[Erwin Zwikstra @zwikstra]

@teslaownersSV I can offer a few parking places at the Dutch TOCNL house close by!

[Tesla Owners Club Nederland 🇳🇱 @TeslaOwnersNL]

🚨LAST CALL!!
Join us in Austria for Tesla Takeover in @FlachauT - stay in the TOC NL house (🧡🇳🇱) and enjoy the event together with us and @TeslaClubAT and LOTS of @teslaeurope friends including @KRoelandschap @pvandamcom and @aikisteve 👌🏻

https://t.co/jQ3iyEcdBF

[Erwin Zwikstra @zwikstra]

@elonmusk When HW3 Elon?

[Erwin Zwikstra @zwikstra]

@LeadingReport So get Melania and her kid out of the States back to her birth country!

[Erwin Zwikstra @zwikstra]

@LivingTricks_ Theresa

[Erwin Zwikstra @zwikstra]

@aikisteve Thinking a bit more, it would make sense for Tesla to offer a few years of free FSD transfer to any HW3 owners with FSD in exchange for not replacing the HW3 computer. It is clearly a win-win situation.
FSD will be more expensive in time. Tesla will sell extra cars.

[Erwin Zwikstra @zwikstra]

@aikisteve For the amount of computers to exchange, they could change the processor and maybe a bit extra on the HW3 boards and just exchange for a modified (and used) motherboard. That would probably make sense from a financial point. No more than adding compute power.

[Erwin Zwikstra @zwikstra]

@teslaeurope Big black spot around Mazarron 😟

[Tesla Owners Club Nederland 🇳🇱 @TeslaOwnersNL]

We worden hier achtervolgd door een CyberTruck op weg naar @theXtakeover @Tesla #Fremont #Factory 😎

[Tom Sjötun 𝕏 @Tomsjotun]

I’m renting a Cybertruck in the USA 🇺🇸 next week for @teslaownersSV Takeover
I have to make a temporary US @Tesla account to use the app.
I want to use my original Swedish account.
Can we fix this @elonmusk ?

[Erwin Zwikstra @zwikstra]

@Teslalightshows @Tesla @elonmusk Glad you are OK! Another perfect show of the safety of our cars.

[Erwin Zwikstra @zwikstra]

@sashayanshin @leRaffl You are definitely not up to speed with how politics work in the EU.
There will be a work group with political nitwits discussing the issue for 5 years, then decide a study into the subject is needed and another 3 years later there is a proposal that needs to be voted on.

[Erwin Zwikstra @zwikstra]

@DacCybercoffee @Tesland1 @odpcrypto @CyberapeYacht @BoringBrew Tesland meetup??

[Tesla Owners Club Nederland 🇳🇱 @TeslaOwnersNL]

Nog 4 nachten slapen...

[Tesla Owners Club Nederland 🇳🇱 @TeslaOwnersNL]

🚗💨 Supercharger Meet-up Alert! 🚀

Sluit je aan bij onze eerste supercharger bijeenkomst van 2024 bij Van der Valk Hotel in Wolvega! 📍

Zet 31 maart in je agenda, van 12:00 tot 16:00.

Verbind met mede-Tesla liefhebbers, deel ervaringen en omarm het gemeenschapsgevoel! 🤝 Mis de kans niet om lid te worden van TOCNL en deel uit te maken van iets elektrificerends! ⚡

#Tesla #TOCNL #SuperchargerBijeenkomst

[Erwin Zwikstra @zwikstra]

@hesterzitvast Een slimme meid is op haar toekomst voorbereid… Helaas zijn ze niet allemaal slim 😎

[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

[Erwin Zwikstra @zwikstra]

@alojoh Next from Tesla: the CyberTow.

[Erwin Zwikstra @zwikstra]

@teslaeurope FSD approved in the Sahara?

[Erwin Zwikstra @zwikstra]

@jeremyjudkins_ FSD itself is not included. Only the FSD capability.