Tesla employee who posted 'Accident movie while driving automatically with Tesla car' is dismissed
Tesla offers a beta version of its autonomous driving software,
Tesla fired an employee after he posted driverless tech reviews on YouTube
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/15/tesla-fired-employee-who-posted-fsd-beta-videos-as-ai-addict-on-youtube.html
This time, Tesla fired John Bernal, who was a test operator of autonomous driving technology in Tesla cars. Mr. Bernal joined Tesla in August 2020, purchased ' Model 3 ' because Tesla was conducting a free FSD provision campaign for employees at that time, and in February 2021 automatic with Model 3 We have opened a YouTube channel ' AI Addict ' to post the driving situation.
In the movie that Mr. Vernal posted to AI Addict, there were several shots of accidents while using FSD. For example, in the following article, you can see the content of 'Movie that collides with obstacles and breaks into tram lanes during automatic driving by FSD' posted by Mr. Vernal as AI Addict.
A movie that collides without recognizing obstacles on the road in the beta test of Tesla's fully autonomous driving system --GIGAZINE
Since the opening of AI Addict, Mr. Vernal has been posting multiple movies including the above accidents. However, in February 2022, he was dismissed after being told by the manager that he was 'violating Tesla's policy'. 'I've never seen a policy that prohibits the verification of car technology outside of working hours on my car,' Vernal said, denying the policy violation.
In the SNS usage policy that CNBC obtained from Tesla employees, there were items related to SNS such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, but there was no item related to YouTube. In addition, criticizing Tesla's products on social media was not specifically prohibited. 'FSD is a consumer product,' Vernal said, claiming that he didn't publish information on YouTube that only Tesla employees could know.
Tesla is said to send multiple warnings when depriving FSDs of their right to use. However, in the movie posted by Mr. Vernal on March 16, 2022, it is said that the FSD usage right was suddenly stripped because of 'recent driving data'. Even after the FSD is no longer available on his Model 3, Vernal continues to test autonomous driving with another vehicle that can use the FSD.
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CNBC has complained about the occurrence of a case like Mr. Vernal, even though Tesla CEO Elon Musk calls himself a 'free speech absolutist.' In addition, it was reported that Tesla had previously requested FSD beta users to refrain from posting impressions on SNS, and this practice may have shrunk user bug reports. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, if any, has begun an investigation .
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