Tesla “Safety Score” effort for “Autopilot” becomes Dangerous Gamification

Michael DeKort
2 min readSep 27, 2021

Here is a link to the Tesla process — https://www.tesla.com/support/safety-score

Just two days after writing my earlier article on the process creating or certifying Kamikaze drivers (see below) the reckless Tesla community went above and beyond to prove it. To get a good score they are driving dangerously. That includes running red lights and near misses of pedestrians and cyclists.

Some Twitter proof

https://twitter.com/garyblack00/status/1441986455979511808?s=20

More on my POV here. Including how to do this right.

Tesla “Autopilot” “Safety Score” is Creating Better Kamikaze Drivers

· https://imispgh.medium.com/tesla-autopilot-safety-score-is-creating-better-kamikaze-drivers-cfad7ae9ebd

NHTSA should impose an immediate “Autopilot” moratorium and report initial investigation findings in 30 days

· https://imispgh.medium.com/nhtsa-should-impose-an-immediate-autopilot-moratorium-and-report-initial-investigation-findings-de5b6da4d704

NTSB Chair falsely states “We have done all we can do” with regard to Tesla’s “Autopilot” debacle

· https://imispgh.medium.com/ntsb-chair-falsely-states-we-have-done-all-we-can-do-with-regard-to-teslas-autopilot-debacle-be6c5e45f0f

The Autonomous Vehicle Industry can be Saved by doing the Opposite of what is being done now to create this technology

· https://medium.com/@imispgh/the-autonomous-vehicle-industry-can-be-saved-by-doing-the-opposite-of-what-is-being-done-now-b4e5c6ae9237

SAE Autonomous Vehicle Engineering Magazine — Simulation’s Next Generation (featuring Dactle)

· https://www.sae.org/news/2020/08/new-gen-av-simulation

How the failed Iranian hostage rescue in 1980 can save the Autonomous Vehicle industry

· https://imispgh.medium.com/how-the-failed-iranian-hostage-rescue-in-1980-can-save-the-autonomous-vehicle-industry-be76238dea36

USDOT introduces VOICES Proof of Concept for Autonomous Vehicle Industry-A Paradigm Shift?

· https://imispgh.medium.com/usdot-introduces-voices-proof-of-concept-for-autonomous-vehicle-industry-a-paradigm-shift-87a12aa1bc3a

Tesla “autopilot” development effort needs to be stopped and people held accountable

· https://medium.com/@imispgh/tesla-autopilot-development-effort-needs-to-be-stopped-and-people-arrested-f280229d2284

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Michael DeKort

Non-Tribal Truth Seeker-IEEE Barus Ethics Award/9–11 Whistleblower-Aerospace/DoD Systems Engineer/Member SAE Autonomy and eVTOL development V&V & Simulation