Ednie dermier, kerston quorse and alex roy join the atonicast to talk about autopilot. They say it's time for teslatesas to start acting like grown-up car owners. And they ask why missy cummins is being hired as an adviser by nitza. We'll also put out former that previous episode so people can listen to it too.
Tesla's confrontation with US auto safety regulators continues to ratchet up, as the automaker pulled a stealth OTA recall of an Autopilot issue that was under active NHTSA investigation. Meanwhile, the respected and outspoken critic of Autopilot safety (among many other topics) Missy Cummings was announced as special safety advisor to NHTSA, prompting an online harassment campaign by Tesla fans. The gang sorts through these developments, while leaving a little time for Alex to report on the annual Self Racing Cars trackday and for Ed to share an NTSB job listing.