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Sometimes this stuff just seems like a government shakedown. The NHTSA and the Biden administration in general is bitterly anti Tesla https://www.teslarati.com

Sometimes this stuff just seems like a government shakedown. The NHTSA and the Biden administration in general is bitterly anti Tesla https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-autopilot-fsd-bias-nhtsa-safety-adviser/ https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-autopilot-fsd-bias-nhtsa-saf... (obviously a biased source -but worth a read)

nitwit005 4y ago
If I go looking about articles related to the Biden administration and Tesla, I mostly see articles about Musk complaining the Biden administration was ignoring them. That's not what I'd expect if they were "bitterly anti Tesla".
fckgw 4y ago
And what's the bias of the website with "Tesla" in it's name?
- jstream67 4y ago
  I think we are all fortunate that teslarati.com is not a government agency :D
mupuff1234 4y ago
So they appointed a person who cares about safety to be a safety advisor? How dare they.
- jstream67 4y ago
  Here are some quotes from the article for you. The concern is not that she cares about safety, but that she is very strongly biased against Tesla and has a financial interest in promoting other companies. "The same goes for her stance regarding CEO Elon Musk. In March 2020, for example, Dr. Cummings seemingly joked about needing someone to stop her from punching Elon Musk in the face. " "It should be noted that Dr. Cummings’ seat at Veoneer was not disclosed when she published a paper (which was later updated to remove inaccurate details about a fatal Tesla crash) criticizing systems such as Autopilot for their possible dangers. And so far, the incoming NHTSA senior safety adviser has not shared if she would be leaving her post at the Swedish LIDAR company, especially since she would soon be advising a US safety agency on driver-assist systems that adopt both LIDAR and non-LIDAR solutions. " "Missy Cummings receives around $400,000 worth of stock in Swedish LIDAR company Veoneer per year as compensation for her role as a non-employee member of the board."
  - mupuff1234 4y ago
    > has not shared if she would be leaving her post Kinda looks like she did: https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/veoneer-resignation-of-mary-louise-cummings-from-the-board-of-directors-becomes-senior-advisor-at-nhtsa/ https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/veoneer-resign...
beepbooptheory 4y ago
After all the money the federal government gave Tesla and everything now they treat them like this, it just doesn't make sense!

nitwit005 4y ago

If I go looking about articles related to the Biden administration and Tesla, I mostly see articles about Musk complaining the Biden administration was ignoring them. That's not what I'd expect if they were "bitterly anti Tesla".

fckgw 4y ago

And what's the bias of the website with "Tesla" in it's name?

jstream67 4y ago
I think we are all fortunate that teslarati.com is not a government agency :D

mupuff1234 4y ago

So they appointed a person who cares about safety to be a safety advisor? How dare they.

jstream67 4y ago
Here are some quotes from the article for you. The concern is not that she cares about safety, but that she is very strongly biased against Tesla and has a financial interest in promoting other companies. "The same goes for her stance regarding CEO Elon Musk. In March 2020, for example, Dr. Cummings seemingly joked about needing someone to stop her from punching Elon Musk in the face. " "It should be noted that Dr. Cummings’ seat at Veoneer was not disclosed when she published a paper (which was later updated to remove inaccurate details about a fatal Tesla crash) criticizing systems such as Autopilot for their possible dangers. And so far, the incoming NHTSA senior safety adviser has not shared if she would be leaving her post at the Swedish LIDAR company, especially since she would soon be advising a US safety agency on driver-assist systems that adopt both LIDAR and non-LIDAR solutions. " "Missy Cummings receives around $400,000 worth of stock in Swedish LIDAR company Veoneer per year as compensation for her role as a non-employee member of the board."
- mupuff1234 4y ago
  > has not shared if she would be leaving her post Kinda looks like she did: https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/veoneer-resignation-of-mary-louise-cummings-from-the-board-of-directors-becomes-senior-advisor-at-nhtsa/ https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/veoneer-resign...

beepbooptheory 4y ago

After all the money the federal government gave Tesla and everything now they treat them like this, it just doesn't make sense!