Autopilot problems?
Large data leak shakes Tesla
05/26/2023, 10:15 am
A huge dataset is said to have been stolen from Tesla, which indicates massive problems with the autopilot. The company suspects a former employee and announces legal action.
According to a newspaper report, there was a major data leak at Tesla. The “Handelsblatt” reports that 100 gigabytes of confidential data from the electric car pioneer have been leaked to it. This includes sensitive information about customers, employees and business partners.
Other documents marked as confidential deal with projects such as the self-driving car, the development of new battery cells or the US manufacturer’s planned electric pickup. According to the newspaper, the data suggests that Tesla has greater technical problems with the autopilot than previously thought.
Tesla told the newspaper that an ex-employee was suspected of having passed on data “in violation of confidentiality obligations”. Tesla wants to take legal action against the suspect.
A spokesman for the state data protection officer in Brandenburg, where Tesla has a large factory, told the newspaper that there were “serious indications of possible data protection violations”. The state commissioner also informed the Dutch data protection authority, which is responsible for Tesla’s European headquarters.