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Elon Musk's Tesla Cries 'Competitive Harm' Over Self-Driving Crash Data Disclosure
- The Washington Post is suing Tesla and NHTSA to force disclosure of detailed crash data involving Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems.
- Tesla filed a recent motion arguing that releasing such data would cause financial and economic harm by letting competitors analyze and replicate their driver-assistance technology.
- Eddie Gates, who oversees Tesla’s field reliability engineering, expressed concerns that sharing details about the versions of ADAS hardware and software involved in incidents could enable competitors to gain insight into Tesla’s development strategies and progress, potentially compromising proprietary processes.
- Critics note that drivers have access to their vehicles' ADAS versions, and public disclosure would improve understanding of crashes and potentially enhance overall safety systems across the industry.
- The legal dispute underscores tension between protecting Tesla's competitive interests and advancing transparency that could improve public safety and trust in driver-assistance technology.
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Tesla is in a legal dispute to prevent specific data on accidents involving its assisted driving systems from becoming public. The company is concerned about confidentiality and potential...
Tesla cites competitive harm in attempt to keep certain crash data private
Tesla is citing competitive harm as it is attempting to keep certain crash data private from the public in relation to a lawsuit against it and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from the Washington Post. In a federal court filing seen by Reuters, Tesla said it wanted some of the crash information the Post was attempting to obtain to be kept confidential because it could be used by rivals to assess the company’s self-driv…
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