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Tesla Model X Autopilot Update: Elon Musk Tired Of Misleading Headlines, Autopilot Life-Saver
Michael Finn
First Posted: Jul 11, 2016 05:06 AM EDT
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, claims that if Tesla's Autopilot was available for everyone, half a million people who died in fatal car accidents in 2015 could have been saved. Musk made the comment during a bizarre email conversation with a retired journalist, who revealed that the Tesla CEO tried to conceal the problem from the public.
Fortune Magazine recently published a strange article featuring Tesla's $2.3 billion secondary offer on May 18 following the fatal accident that occurred involving the Tesla Model S Autopilot. Carol J. Loomis, the author of the article and 87-year-old financial journalist retired from Fortune in 2014 after her 60-year tenure at the publication, revealed that Tesla did not let the public know about the crash on May 7; at least not until June 30. The date is also the same day that the NHTSA announced that they will be investigating the crash, Electrek reported.
Loomis mentioned that the crash should have been disclosed to public since it is a material fact that is relevant to the company's offers. Tesla Motors claim that their vehicles autopilot is safe and essential to customers.
Tesla Motors have repeatedly hidden from the public and the NHTSA the accidents that involve their products. The federal regulators did not initiate an evaluation recently and it is still uncertain when the investigation will commence.
Fortune Magazine reached out to Tesla Motors for further comments regarding the issue, especially that it is a stocks' substantial material. Loomis wrote that a spokesperson pointed her to Tesla Motors' stock closing for the day after the announcement of the accident and NHTSA evaluation, but Musk immediately entered the email conversation.
Loomis did not reveal her side of the email conversation that occurred, but published an excerpt of Musk's response. According to the Tesla Motors' CEO, the fatal event is not material to the value of Tesla and that worldwide, there are over a million deaths due to car crashes, Fortune reported. Musk also added that if Tesla's Autopilot was available to everyone, the statistics would have been lowered.
Tesla Motors Musk sounded irritated by the journalist's response towards the accident, especially after reading several misleading headlines.
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First Posted: Jul 11, 2016 05:06 AM EDT
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, claims that if Tesla's Autopilot was available for everyone, half a million people who died in fatal car accidents in 2015 could have been saved. Musk made the comment during a bizarre email conversation with a retired journalist, who revealed that the Tesla CEO tried to conceal the problem from the public.
Fortune Magazine recently published a strange article featuring Tesla's $2.3 billion secondary offer on May 18 following the fatal accident that occurred involving the Tesla Model S Autopilot. Carol J. Loomis, the author of the article and 87-year-old financial journalist retired from Fortune in 2014 after her 60-year tenure at the publication, revealed that Tesla did not let the public know about the crash on May 7; at least not until June 30. The date is also the same day that the NHTSA announced that they will be investigating the crash, Electrek reported.
Loomis mentioned that the crash should have been disclosed to public since it is a material fact that is relevant to the company's offers. Tesla Motors claim that their vehicles autopilot is safe and essential to customers.
Tesla Motors have repeatedly hidden from the public and the NHTSA the accidents that involve their products. The federal regulators did not initiate an evaluation recently and it is still uncertain when the investigation will commence.
Fortune Magazine reached out to Tesla Motors for further comments regarding the issue, especially that it is a stocks' substantial material. Loomis wrote that a spokesperson pointed her to Tesla Motors' stock closing for the day after the announcement of the accident and NHTSA evaluation, but Musk immediately entered the email conversation.
Loomis did not reveal her side of the email conversation that occurred, but published an excerpt of Musk's response. According to the Tesla Motors' CEO, the fatal event is not material to the value of Tesla and that worldwide, there are over a million deaths due to car crashes, Fortune reported. Musk also added that if Tesla's Autopilot was available to everyone, the statistics would have been lowered.
Tesla Motors Musk sounded irritated by the journalist's response towards the accident, especially after reading several misleading headlines.
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