However, while I like the fact that Tesla is fighting back, I am also troubled by the amount of data the car is generating by spying on the driver.
In this case, had they not done that NYT would have gotten away with the smear. They still might. Besides, it's not a surprise they have this equipment on the early production runs. I would hope they'll not install the spy stuff on later runs, to save $$ as well as improve privacy. But that is not the direction this society is heading. :^(
The oldest Space Shuttle in the fleet was the Columbia, and it weighed hundreds of pounds more than the later versions because it had more sensing equipment on board. Ironic considering what happened to it.
How stupid were these people not to realize the test car was totally monitored against fraud.
BTW, there are lot of people all over the place who have a financial stake here and have no desire to see Tesla succeed.
They're going to lose big.
Smear? The reporter wrote what it's like to drive a modern, electric car.
Now, I'm no fan of the NYT, but neither am I one of Tesla -- a company that's received half a billion in loan guarantees from the Federal Government and has each vehicle it sells subsidised by $7,500 and even more in some states.
But, for all that, we're supposed to be happy with a product that requires hours mapping out a simple trip such that you can hit charging stations along the way? We're supposed to take it in stride that electric batteries lose charge when it gets cold?
They're not ready for prime-time even as beautiful as Tesla's coachwork is. They ought to just dump a V8 in one of them and start making some money.