The Dawn Project Urges Legislators To Ban Tesla Full Self-Driving Over Critical Safety Defects Published in New Report to CongressSANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Public safety advocacy group The Dawn Project has called on legislators to take action to ban Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software from public roads over the litany of critical safety defects uncovered by the group’s safety tests of the software.
The Dawn Project and Tesla Takedown to Demonstrate the Danger Tesla Full Self-Driving Poses to Children in Live Austin Safety TestsAUSTIN, Texas, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Public safety advocacy group The Dawn Project is collaborating with Tesla Takedown to demonstrate the critical safety defects of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software in a live demonstration in Downtown Austin today.
Dawn Project Safety tests reveal that Tesla Full Self-Driving illegally overtakes stopped school buses and runs down children crossing the roadSANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Public safety advocacy group The Dawn Project has revealed the findings of its safety tests of Tesla Full Self-Driving version 13. The tests reveal that Full Self-Driving will illegally blow past stopped school buses with their stop signs extended and red lights flashing, and will run down a child crossing the road in front of the bus.
Dawn Project testing of Tesla Full Self-Driving vindicated by Tesla supporterSANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Dawn Project has been conducting safety tests of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software for two and a half years. The results of the safety tests have been shocking and deeply concerning. One of the most egregious safety defects The Dawn Project revealed was that FSD would run down a child crossing the road.
The Dawn Project Slams Silicon Valley for peddling “Snake Oil” AI in Full-Page Wall Street Journal and New York Times AdsSANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Software billionaire Dan O’Dowd, the world’s leading authority on software that never fails and can’t be hacked, kicks off a public awareness campaign about the defects of Artificial Intelligence via full-page ads running in today’s Wall Street Journal and New York Times.
Dawn Project shows latest version of Tesla Full Self-Driving still plagued by safety defectsSANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recent safety tests conducted by public safety advocacy group The Dawn Project have demonstrated that Tesla Full Self-Driving is far less safe than an average human driver, and still fails to recognize a child crossing in a school crosswalk, despite Elon Musk and Tesla fans claiming for years that Tesla’s self-driving software is much safer than a human driver.
The Dawn Project analyzes Tesla’s self-driving safety claimsSANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Dawn Project welcomes the conclusion of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) investigation into the safety risks posed by Tesla’s self-driving software, known as Autopilot and Full Self-Driving.
The Dawn Project PSA: Beware Tesla’s wide release of defective Full Self-Driving softwareSANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Dawn Project is issuing a safety warning to all Tesla owners: you will soon be given a free month of Tesla’s defective Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. You will be told that the car can now “drive itself almost anywhere with minimal driver intervention”. The Dawn Project’s safety testing has proven that is a lie, do not turn it on.
Tesla Full Self-Driving Fails Real-World Driving Test with Professional Driving InstructorSANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) failed to pass a DMV driving test administered by a professional driving instructor, new tests conducted by The Dawn Project have revealed.
