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: https://mastodon.social/@DrGeof/114024882572630148
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?!?
@inthehands Don’t all new cars now get over-the-air updates?
@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.