The autonomous driving equivalent to Elon's bolting wheels on the side of the car

One of the foundational beliefs of 21st century tech narratives is that the biggest obstacles to innovation are legal. If not for lawyers and regulators, we'd living in a techno-paradise. 

With the possible and very qualified exception of pharmaceuticals, this has always been unfounded and in many cases, is the opposite of true. Companies like Tesla have long treated legal checks as figurative and often literal jokes, manipulating markets, misrepresenting products and in some cases, threatening public safety. 

What do you call it when a company does something that every other company in remotely adjacent spaces says is dangerous, the evidence of the danger accumulates and then finally the inevitable happens and someone dies?

What's the word for such a total collapse of responsibility?

— E.W. Niedermeyer (@Tweetermeyer) October 25, 2020

"Tesla's "deceptive" use of the term "full self-driving" to describe driver-assistance technology will likely lead to more crashes and deaths," @axios took the words right out of our mouth, literally.https://t.co/NCKVvhOBAd

— Center for Auto Safety (@Ctr4AutoSafety) October 25, 2020

Elon felt forced to release the "Full Self Driving" beta because @Waymo just deployed its Level 4 robotaxis. But releasing his beta on the public only confirms just how far behind #Tesla really is. Elon suffers this dilemma because he has to maintain a #fraud. $TSLA $TSLAQ

— Greta Musk (@GretaMusk) October 25, 2020

Influencer Kristen Yamamoto @kristennetten joined the "Full Self Driving" beta test.

Her car cut across a bike lane, and then tried to cut off oncoming traffic. She had to manually disengage and brake. #Tesla $TSLA $TSLAQ pic.twitter.com/vQIF0oAvjl

— Greta Musk (@GretaMusk) October 25, 2020

3. "Full Self Driving" #Tesla cars are explicitly programmed to roll through stop signs without coming to a complete stop. $TSLA $TSLAQ 3/7 pic.twitter.com/BUJF6OoiR3

— Greta Musk (@GretaMusk) October 25, 2020

6. Again, this "Full Self Driving" #Tesla swerved into a turning lane & required driver intervention.

Tesla's "influencers"/cultists are attacking this account and are trying to ban me from Twitter. They want to silence critics at the expense of public safety. $TSLA $TSLAQ 6/7 pic.twitter.com/OEam2AKWzP

— Greta Musk (@GretaMusk) October 25, 2020