A former employee of the American company Tesla, which specializes in manufacturing electric cars, revealed that the company’s “self-driving” car technology is “not yet safe” enough to be used on public roads.
Lukas Krupski, a former Tesla employee who leaked data about Tesla’s braking and self-driving programs and the problems surrounding them, told the BBC that he did so as an attempt to warn of the great danger that the company is trying to hide.
Krupsky indicated that he is very concerned about how artificial intelligence will be used to operate it’s Autopilot service.
The Autopilot feature includes, for example, steering and parking assistance; But despite its name, it still requires someone in the driver’s seat with their hands on the wheel.
“I don’t think the hardware is ready and the software is ready,” he explained. “It affects all of us because we are basically experiments on public roads, so even if you don’t have a Tesla, your kids are still walking on the sidewalk.”
Evidence that Tesla is unsafe
Krupsky said he found evidence in the company’s data indicating that requirements related to the safe operation of vehicles with a certain level of self-driving or driving assistance technology were not being followed.
He added that “even its employees talked to him about vehicles randomly braking in response to non-existent obstacles known as phantom braking, and this also showed up in the data he obtained about customer complaints.”
He noted that he felt compelled to share what he found with data protection authorities, to protect people.
The US Department of Justice has been investigating the company over allegations related to assisted driving features since January.
Invistigations on Tesla
The company has also faced similar investigations and questions from agencies including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about its Autopilot system.
Krupski said the past six months and his whistleblowing experience had been “terrifying.” Adding, “I can barely sleep at night sometimes.”
Jack Stilgoe, an associate professor at University College London who researches autonomous vehicles, said Krupski’s claims raise broader concerns about the technology.
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