This was considered the first confirmed crash on FSD beta. Unfortunately his firing is going to encourage other beta testers to only show positive clips.
That same tester (Galileo Russel) nearly had beta access revoked after posting an earlier video where the beta crowded a pedestrian. He issued a DMCA takedown to try to stop the spread of the clip. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28566376
Whatever you think of the beta (I think it’s blatantly irresponsible), Tesla should not be pressuring the testers to only share the good clips. That will lead to overestimation of the system’s capabilities and deaths in the long run, like what we’ve already seen from autopilot.
I think the entire concept of using this kind of beta-test on public roads is an extremely dubious one, so I agree with your "fuck em". I just don't think the guy is a "goddamn psychopath" based on a nervous emotional release laugh.
>Publicizing problems with it doesn't help anyone.
This is a joke, right? The general public is forced to participate in Tesla's FSD beta program by virtue of sharing the roads with them - Tesla drivers have to sign waivers, consent forms and have to be approved in order to participate, while the rest of us have no say in the fact that our lives are at risk. Yes, we risk our lives on the road with other drivers, but we understand other drivers (to a point, obviously); we don't understand autonomous vehicles, their capabilities or their faults as good as we do other people.
So with that in mind, it helps the general public to be aware of the risks and to understand what these vehicles are/aren't capable of.
Neither does posting clips of how great the system is. If they didn't want any publicity, they could simply put the system under NDA. The way it is right now, they want to have their cake and eat it too.
It used to be under NDA and people attacked Tesla for doing it so Musk decided to release people from being under NDA. Not being under a legally enforceable NDA doesn't mean Tesla can't pick and choose to remove people from the program for literally any reason they like. IMO they should put everyone under NDAs.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't here. People just want to attack things.
We’ve already seen other testers try to hide near misses and failures. Here the testers suggest cutting out a clip where FSD beta lunges toward a bicyclist: https://mobile.twitter.com/omedyentral/status/14911468200972...
That same tester (Galileo Russel) nearly had beta access revoked after posting an earlier video where the beta crowded a pedestrian. He issued a DMCA takedown to try to stop the spread of the clip. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28566376
Whatever you think of the beta (I think it’s blatantly irresponsible), Tesla should not be pressuring the testers to only share the good clips. That will lead to overestimation of the system’s capabilities and deaths in the long run, like what we’ve already seen from autopilot.