Elon Musk thinks Tesla has 'the best real-world AI,' but an ex-worker raised concerns about how it's powering the Autopilot feature

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk introducing the Cybertruck in November 2019.

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A hidden Tesla feature nicknamed 'Elon mode' is under scrutiny from regulators after a hacker discovered a way to get rid of a prompt to drivers to keep their hands on the wheel

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Elon Musk in a Tesla.

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Tesla reportedly asked highway safety officials to redact information about whether driver-assistance software was in use during crashes

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Tesla's Autopilot system has come under federal scrutiny in an ongoing NHTSA investigation covering hundreds of thousands of the company's vehicles.

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