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Sunday, September 26, 2021
THE HAPPENING WORLD: Tesla “Safety Score” to Spy on Customers' Driving Behaviour, Phone Home
Tesla introduces Safety Score (Beta) system that incentivizes safe drivinghttps://t.co/dTGdg79HhV by @ResidentSponge
— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) September 26, 2021
Some Tesla owners think this is just great.
The car scores you based on forward collision warnings, hard braking & cornering, follow distance & forced autopilot disengagements. Almost like a credit score! It feels like it could be a game, competition with friends or maybe something with a reward for cheaper insurance!
— Everyday Astronaut (@Erdayastronaut) September 25, 2021
Why, it's “Almost like a credit score!” (bang in original). Indeed…just like a social credit score, to be precise. Perhaps if your score indicates “antisocial driving” your Tesla will only allow you to drive back and forth between your residential pod and socialist labour cubicle.
“They'll go into debt to buy their own shackles” — Kelvin R. Throop
Posted at September 26, 2021 12:37