Tesla employee was fired after sharing video of a crash on FSD Beta

Tesla employee was fired after sharing video of a crash on Full Self-Driving Beta

Electrek.co by Fred Lambert

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His firing came right after sharing a video of the first confirmed crash (albeit a small one) on FSD Beta.

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Watch the video of the Full Self-Driving video crash and read Electrek's take at Electrek.co.

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