US EditionElon Musk's Tesla Cries 'Competitive Harm' Over Self-Driving Crash Data Disclosure
- The Washington Post is suing Tesla and the NHTSA to force disclosure of crash data involving Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems.
- Tesla opposes the request, arguing that releasing detailed data would cause financial and economic harm by exposing its advances to competitors.
- Tesla refers to a statement from a senior reliability engineer to highlight concerns that competitors might analyze detailed data on Tesla’s ADAS hardware and software versions to monitor Tesla’s development progress and potentially replicate its approaches.
- The Post and NHTSA counter that Tesla's software and hardware versions are accessible to drivers and thus not confidential, and that disclosure would improve transparency and safety understanding.
- This legal battle raises questions over balancing corporate confidentiality with public safety, with potential effects on Tesla’s reputation and future ADAS transparency.
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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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