The Handelsblatt reported that the leaked documents showed accidents that occurred while using Tesla's Autopilot feature, and thousands of customer complaints about cars "phantom braking" and suddenly accelerating. The newspaper reviewed at least 2,400 recorded customer complaints of sudden acceleration and 1,500 complaints about emergency braking due to a defective collision warning signal. Krupski, who was fired after raising safety concerns, told BBC News that the past few months since the leak have been terrifying for him.
Key takeaways:
- Elon Musk believes that Tesla has the 'best real-world AI,' which powers its self-driving tech, but former Tesla service technician Lukasz Krupski disagrees, stating the technology isn't ready for public use.
- Krupski leaked 100 gigabytes of confidential Tesla data to German newspaper The Handelsblatt, which included about 4,000 recorded customer complaints on its driver assistance program.
- The leaked documents revealed recorded accidents that occurred when using Tesla's Autopilot feature, and thousands of customer complaints of their cars 'phantom braking' and suddenly accelerating.
- Krupski claims he was harassed and subsequently fired after raising safety concerns, and has been living in fear since leaking the files.