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> Tesla the org does good work Tesla has: * falsified worker injury reports * fired employees for raising security concerns * fixed cars under goodwill serv
by bmitc 4y ago
> Tesla the org does good work
Tesla has:
* falsified worker injury reports
* fired employees for raising security concerns
* fixed cars under goodwill service instead of warranty repairs to avoid lemon laws and various other accounting shenanigans
* blatantly lied about and marketed products named as Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, both of which have led to several accidents and even deaths
* personally attacked regulators or former regulators
* tried to quiet sexual harassment happening at the company
* industry lows in quality and reliability
* abused government subsidies
- brandonagr2 4y agoWhat government subsidies?
- bmitc 4y agoThere are several links here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Tesla,_Inc https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Tesla,_Inc.
- toomuchtodo 4y agoThese are fair critiques offsetting the benefits of the org accelerating the electrification of some forms of transportation. Whether it’s worth it will come down to personal beliefs around climate change (imho) and what should be done to dent its impacts. The labor abuses, personal attacks, and dishonest FSD marketing are downright distasteful (and illegal when found to be so by a court or regulator), but creative application of government subsidies is fine if the ends justify the means. There are no heroes, just people.
- nunez 4y agoTo be fair, you could substitute Tesla with any big auto company and draw up the same list
- bmitc 4y agoI get the sentiment, but I'm not sure that's true.