When you have a crash with your Tesla, does Tesla receive info about the crash?

3 points·GrumpyNl··6 comments

Other question is, when you have a crash, can you do a readout about what happened? What does the car register?

Sorry to hear about your car ;). Jk. I would have to assume tesla would have a lot of data. Not sure how much is sent "over the air" but even "normal" cars record quite a lot of data these days.

Can this be considered a case for mass collection of data that really benefits public safety? If so, why is it not public? If AI systems are going to drive our cars, why hide such valuable training data from other manufacturers and/or students? Can calling it competitive advantage or trade secrets be considered legit?

P.S: I'm not accusing Tesla for anything. These are just some questions that can apply to any automobile company.

Yes, Tesla receives an event notification (like GMs OnStar) and can also access the vehicle data recorder (Which is usually integrated with the airbag system on major auto manufacturer vehicles).

You cannot obtain access to this data directly, but law enforcement can make a legal request for it from Tesla. It registers speed, acceleration, braking, seat belt in use, etc.

See section "From or about your Tesla" for an answer to your first question. https://www.tesla.com/about/legal#privacy-statement

Tesla is specifically known for detecting lies about crash reasons using extensive flight recorder data auto-submitted by the car. They have mentioned specific data points before.

thanks guys

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