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Jeeeeeeebers, this article…!

“A Tesla does not need to be moving, or have its engine running, to suddenly burst into flames”

“[Teslas] can self-ignite after weeks of sitting peacefully”

“burned hotter than 3,000 degrees “

“12 firefighters to extinguish the blaze…about the same amount of water used to put out a building fire”

“an unattended Tesla has the potential to burn down an entire structure”

“garage went up in flames and required at least 6 firetrucks to extinguish”

“2 passengers died…after a driverless Tesla veered off the road, struck a tree and burst into flames”

“30,000 gallons of water to extinguish the fire”

“Tesla Model S in Frisco, TX shot out flames ‘like a flamethrower’”

Fire “broke out as a Tesla Model S was sitting in a parking garage. The car had suffered no recent impact…was not charging”

From @DrGeof: mastodon.social/@DrGeof/114024

MastodonEthicalProfessor (@DrGeof@mastodon.social)Unsafe at no speed. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/18/2295231/-Tesla-Unsafe-at-NO-Speed

It still boggles my mind — •boggles• — that Teslas have computers that (1) are connected to the drivetrain and (2) receive OTA updates. And every one of them can spontaneously unleash a fire with the force of an entire burning building. An armada of remote-programmable firebombs.

Like…just…what?? what?!?

@RebeccaMcQ Most do, yes.

Not all of them catch fire as much as Teslas. None, AFAICT.

I’m not sure how many of them grant Tesla-level access to the drivetrain. The whole “self-driving” thing presents a far larger attack surface than, say, diagnostic reports.