Self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk is reportedly demanding that an advocacy group remove videos of the company’s vehicles striking child-size mannequins, claiming the footage is defamatory and misrepresents Tesla’s Autopilot system.
The Washington Post reports that Tesla is demanding an advocacy group remove videos of its vehicles hitting child-sized mannequins, claiming that the footage is defamatory and misrepresents its most advanced driver-assistance software.
A cease-and-desist letter obtained by the Washington Post states that Tesla objects to a video by the anti-“Full Self-Driving” group the Dawn Project that shows electric vehicles running over mannequins at speeds over 20 mph while allegedly having the self-driving tech enabled. The video urges the banning of the Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta software.
The video resulted in a number of…
