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You conveniently forgot to mention several things that don't fit your narrative. Why are you so eager to place the blame on Tesla fans for unearthing evidence,

You conveniently forgot to mention several things that don't fit your narrative. Why are you so eager to place the blame on Tesla fans for unearthing evidence, instead of calling out Cummings for her unsuitability for the role? Are you actually suggesting that NHTSA requested her recusal based on a simple petition, rather than the hard-hitting evidence it put forth? Cummings had a seat on the board of a LIDAR company and was paid by them [1]. She has had research funding from competitors in the industry Toyota, Uber, and Volkswagen [2]. She had associations with Tesla short-sellers, which raises questions about her impartiality [1]. Notably, she made public remarks suggesting an inclination to punch Musk [1]. Moreover, her legal team tried to suppress public discourse by attempting to get the petition on Change.org removed [1]. Also, should someone like this really hold an impartial position like the senior advisor of NHTSA? [3][4]. Let's not overlook these potential conflicts of interest just because they are inconvenient to acknowledge. [1] https://wholemars.net/2021/11/21/missy-cummings-is-fighting-to-make-sure-you-dont-read-this-petition/ https://wholemars.net/2021/11/21/missy-cummings-is-fighting-... [2] https://twitter.com/wholemarsblog/status/1450710771399200769 https://twitter.com/wholemarsblog/status/1450710771399200769 [3] https://twitter.com/heydave7/status/1450691154299731970 https://twitter.com/heydave7/status/1450691154299731970 [4] https://twitter.com/TitterDaily/status/1450832510267629570 https://twitter.com/TitterDaily/status/1450832510267629570

netsharc 3y ago
Hah, tl;dr, but link 1 is sooo neutral, it describes with flowery language about how great Tesla self driving is, and how shitty LIDAR is, after going on attack about her investment in a LIDAR company...
Veserv 3y ago
You mean Veoneer, the LIDAR company where she was formerly on the board of directors and formerly a shareholder [1]? Where she resigned from the board on October 25, effective November 1, and divested all of her shares prior to accepting the appointment to remove the potential financial conflict of interest? It sure is convenient how the blog post by Omar Qazi, a well known shareholder and propagandist who literally spends all of his time marketing for Tesla, made on November 21 fails to mention that event that occurred on October 25. Almost as if he has a massive conflict of interest and will say and do anything to support the value of his Tesla stock, such as endangering children [2]. I can not think of a more unreliable source other than Elon Musk himself (Elon Musk being a more unreliable source due to his even bigger conflict of interest). And yes, a expert with decades of experience in safety engineering having a informed opinion supported by actual research they have done [3] on products is exactly someone who should have a position like senior advisor to NHTSA [4]. [1] https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/veoneer-says-cummings-to-resign-from-board-after-nhtsa-appointment-2021-10-25 https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/veoneer-says-cummings-to-res... [2] https://twitter.com/WholeMarsBlog/status/1558122848601812993 https://twitter.com/WholeMarsBlog/status/1558122848601812993 [3] http://hal.pratt.duke.edu/sites/hal.pratt.duke.edu/files/u39/dms-min.pdf http://hal.pratt.duke.edu/sites/hal.pratt.duke.edu/files/u39... [4] https://www.curbed.com/2021/10/elon-musk-missy-cummings-transportation-twitter.html https://www.curbed.com/2021/10/elon-musk-missy-cummings-tran...
- machdiamonds 3y ago
  Fair enough, I'll concede that she did resign from the board and sold her shares. However, you've sidestepped the remaining five points in my argument. If these don't raise red flags for you about her suitability for an impartial role, then perhaps we fundamentally differ in our understanding of what's tolerable and what's not.

netsharc 3y ago

Hah, tl;dr, but link 1 is sooo neutral, it describes with flowery language about how great Tesla self driving is, and how shitty LIDAR is, after going on attack about her investment in a LIDAR company...

Veserv 3y ago

You mean Veoneer, the LIDAR company where she was formerly on the board of directors and formerly a shareholder [1]? Where she resigned from the board on October 25, effective November 1, and divested all of her shares prior to accepting the appointment to remove the potential financial conflict of interest? It sure is convenient how the blog post by Omar Qazi, a well known shareholder and propagandist who literally spends all of his time marketing for Tesla, made on November 21 fails to mention that event that occurred on October 25. Almost as if he has a massive conflict of interest and will say and do anything to support the value of his Tesla stock, such as endangering children [2]. I can not think of a more unreliable source other than Elon Musk himself (Elon Musk being a more unreliable source due to his even bigger conflict of interest). And yes, a expert with decades of experience in safety engineering having a informed opinion supported by actual research they have done [3] on products is exactly someone who should have a position like senior advisor to NHTSA [4]. [1] https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/veoneer-says-cummings-to-resign-from-board-after-nhtsa-appointment-2021-10-25 https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/veoneer-says-cummings-to-res... [2] https://twitter.com/WholeMarsBlog/status/1558122848601812993 https://twitter.com/WholeMarsBlog/status/1558122848601812993 [3] http://hal.pratt.duke.edu/sites/hal.pratt.duke.edu/files/u39/dms-min.pdf http://hal.pratt.duke.edu/sites/hal.pratt.duke.edu/files/u39... [4] https://www.curbed.com/2021/10/elon-musk-missy-cummings-transportation-twitter.html https://www.curbed.com/2021/10/elon-musk-missy-cummings-tran...

machdiamonds 3y ago
Fair enough, I'll concede that she did resign from the board and sold her shares. However, you've sidestepped the remaining five points in my argument. If these don't raise red flags for you about her suitability for an impartial role, then perhaps we fundamentally differ in our understanding of what's tolerable and what's not.