It’s been a year since The Dawn Project launched our campaign to Make Computers Safe for Humanity by launching a full-page advertisement in The New York Times, highlighting the dangers of Tesla Full Self-Driving. Let’s take a look back at how much has changed since our campaign started: The world now knows about The Dawn…
Elon Musk’s exhorting to investors to keep the faith in Tesla carries little weight while he continues to secretly dump his own shares into the market. Having sold almost $40bn worth of his personal holding since 2021, his public proclamations to shareholders can be summed up simply as ‘do as I say, not as I…
If you were designing a Full Self-Driving car, would you schedule recognizing and obeying ‘Do Not Enter’ signs before or after sending it out to 160,000 Beta customers? What about ‘Road Closed’ signs? What about stopped school buses with their stop signs extended and their lights flashing? What about strollers? I have repeatedly seen Elon…
The Dawn Project | Is Tesla’s Full Self-Driving an Advanced Driver Assistance System or an Autonomous Vehicle?
The Dawn Project has conducted safety tests that reveal that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software product is not safe for public roads. This page contains key information and highlights of The Dawn Project’s findings to date, including revelations of critical safety problems in Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software that pose a clear danger to public safety, together…
There have been thousands of critical safety defects reported by drivers using Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software. These range from the software running stop signs to swerving into cyclists. Please see below a compilation of these issues, as reported by hundreds of Tesla drivers. Watch Tesla FSD failing in hundreds of situations: Driving Dangerously in School…
SANTA BARBARA, CA Safety advocacy group The Dawn Project strongly condemns Elon Musk’s irresponsible release of Tesla Full Self-Driving software to all Tesla cars in North America, which comes in the wake of safety tests conducted by The Dawn Project that reveal critical safety defects in Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software. The Dawn Project is committed to making…
The Dawn Project has today published a full-page advertisement in The New York Times highlighting the dangers of Tesla Full Self-Driving after safety tests revealed that it will repeatedly hit a child mannequin in a stroller. The Dawn Project’s advertisement was published in The New York Times today, and can be seen here. The ad…
The Dawn Project’s latest safety tests reveal that Tesla Full Self-Driving will hit a child mannequin in a stroller. The safety tests were conducted in a public parking lot by The Dawn Project in Santa Barbara, California in October 2022, using the latest version of Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta software available at the time of…
The Dawn Project Publishes Full Page Ad In The New York Times Highlighting The Dangers Tesla Full Self-Driving Poses To Child Pedestrians
The Dawn Project’s latest safety tests reveal that Tesla Full Self-Driving will drive around a stopped school bus with its stop sign arm extended and lights flashing and fail to obey school zone speed limits.
Dan O’Dowd has been interviewed by The Times of London about The Dawn Project’s campaign to ban Tesla’s dangerous Full Self-Driving software. Read Dan’s interview below: Tech billionaire wages war on ‘safety’ of self-driving Teslas Elon Musk has made many enemies but perhaps few are as determined as Dan O’Dowd. While the world’s richest…
Dan O’Dowd has been interviewed by The Washington Post about his campaign to ban Tesla Full-Self Driving and make computers safe for humanity. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — When Dan O’Dowd had his midlife crisis, he bought two near-identical Tesla Roadsters, the first model the electric carmaker ever produced. This year, the 66 year-old tech entrepreneur…
The Dawn Project has today published a full-page advertisement in The New York Times highlighting the dangers of Tesla Full Self-Driving after safety tests revealed that it will repeatedly ignore and drive past ‘Do Not Enter’ and ‘Road Closed’ signs. The Dawn Project’s advertisement was published in The New York Times today, and can be…
New safety tests conducted by The Dawn Project reveal that Tesla Full Self-Driving does not obey ‘Road Closed’ and ‘Do Not Enter’ signs, and finds that Elon Musk’s Full Self-Driving software repeatedly ignores these important road safety signs. The safety tests were conducted in controlled conditions by The Dawn Project in Goleta, California in October…
The Mail Online has covered the news that The Dawn Project has been banned by Twitter from advertising its recent full page ad in the New York Times, citing that the ad was too “political” to be promoted on Elon Musk’s Twitter. The article was published in the Mail Online on 8 November 2022, and…
The Dawn Project’s Full-Page Advertisement in The New York Times has been covered in the Mail Online, highlighting the dangers Tesla Full Self-Driving poses to child pedestrians.
The Dawn Project has today published a full page advertisement in The New York Times highlighting the dangers of Tesla Full Self-Driving after safety tests revealed that it will repeatedly run down child-sized mannequins in its path.
Safety tests find that Elon Musk’s Full Self-Driving software repeatedly runs down child-sized mannequins in its path.
The Dawn Project recently conducted a safety test of the latest version of Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta 10.69.2.2, which found that it ran down a moving child-sized mannequin in its path. The test was conducted on a public road in Goleta, California, and corroborated The Dawn Project’s previous safety tests which found that Tesla Full…
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta software was recently put to the test in a widely-viewed video by YouTuber and Full Self-Driving Beta tester, CYBRLFT.
In honor of Elon Musk raising the price of his latest defective Full Self-Driving software 10.69.2 to $15,000, The Dawn Project is now offering a new prize of $15,000 to the first person who can demonstrate a current commercial product from a Fortune 500 company that when brand new malfunctions more than Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta software.
THE BOUT TO END ALL DOUBT Dan O’Dowd Creator of Nuclear Weapons Software that Never Fails and Can’t be Hacked Vs. Elon Musk The Technoking of Tesla Founder of the Dawn Project Dan O’Dowd Challenges Elon Musk to Publicly Test a Self-Driving Tesla to Determine If It Will Run Down a Child. Santa…
In October 2022, The Dawn Project conducted a series of safety tests in Goleta and Santa Barbara, California, to test whether Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Software was safe for public roads. The tests revealed critical safety defects in Tesla Full Self-Driving, and showed that the software will run down a child mannequin, ignore ‘Do Not Enter’…
After launching a nationwide TV advertising campaign exposing potential dangers of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software, I received this Cease and Desist letter from Tesla. This is the most bizarre Cease and Desist letter I’ve ever seen. It’s mostly Tesla marketing propaganda and most of it appears to have been written by Elon Musk himself. It…
Following The Dawn Project’s previous safety test, which found that Tesla Full Self-Driving repeatedly collided with a child-sized mannequin in test conditions, the safety advocacy group ran the test again on public roads. This test, which was conducted on a public road outside a school in Santa Barbara, CA, corroborated The Dawn Project’s first safety…
Safety Test Conducted by The Dawn Project Reveals That Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Software Represents a Potentially Lethal Threat to Child Pedestrians.
This week The Dawn Project launches its latest advertising campaign to highlight the dangers of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software.
Today is Elon Musk’s 51st birthday. One of his birthday presents to himself is the milestone of having apparently reached 100M Followers on Twitter. In the past six months Elon’s Twitter Follower count has grown by 31M Followers, which is an average of 170,000 new Followers every day. To see how Elon has reached 100M…
Dan O’Dowd, Founder of The Dawn Project, has pledged his support for the proposed California Senate Bill SB 1398, which if passed, will provide plain language guidance that requires car dealers and manufacturers to ensure consumers know the limitations of the technologies they are purchasing.
Dan O’Dowd, Founder of The Dawn Project, commented in International Policy Digest following the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) report into incidents involving vehicles utilising advanced driver-assisted technologies (ADAS), and more specifically in relation to the data regarding crashes involving Tesla’s Full Self-Driving and Autopilot systems.
Dan O’Dowd is campaigning to make computers safe for humanity. He is calling for a ban on Elon Musk’s so called “Full Self-Driving” software.
Dan O’Dowd has been featured in Markets Insider and Yahoo Finance urging Congress to take action over the cyber security vulnerabilities.
Dan O’Dowd has been interviewed by The New York Times about his campaign to make computers safe for humanity.
Dan O’Dowd has launched his fourth TV ad in his campaign to make computers safe for humanity.
Dan O’Dowd has been featured in IT Pro regarding his campaign to make computers safe for humanity.
Dan O’Dowd has been interviewed by KRON4 about his campaign to make computers safe for humanity.
Dan O’Dowd has launched his third ad for his campaign to make computers safe for humanity.
Dan O’Dowd has been interviewed by The Tribune regarding his campaign to make computers safe for humanity.
Dan O’Dowd has launched his second ad for his campaign to make computers safe for humanity and highlight to the public the dangers of Tesla’ Full Self-Driving software.
Dan O’Dowd interviewed by Alex Guberman of E for Electric about his campaign for to make computers safe for humanity.
Dan O’Dowd has been featured in an article published by Auto Evolution examining a video series documenting the dangers of Tesla FSD.
Dan O’Dowd has been interviewed by Vice Media’s Motherboard in relation to his campaign to make computers safe for humanity.
Dan O’Dowd has been interviewed in the Guardian about his campaign to make computers safe for humanity and to ban Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software.
Dan O’Dowd has been interviewed on CBS Los Angeles regarding his campaign to make computers safe for humanity.
Dan O’Dowd has been interviewed on Fox 40’s Inside California Politics about his campaign to make computers safe for humanity.
Business Insider has interviewed Dan O’Dowd about his campaign to ban Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software.
The New York Post has published news of Dan O’Dowd’s campaign to make computers safe for humanity.
News of Dan O’Dowd’s campaign to make computers safe for humanity and ban Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software has been published in Automotive News.
Dan O’Dowd has been interviewed on San Diego’s KUSI News channel regarding his campaign to make computers safe for humanity.
The recent launch of Dan O’Dowd’s campaign to make computers safe for humanity and ban Tesla’s Full Self-Driving technology, has been published in The Hill.
Leading technology publication Futurism recently published an article about Dan O’Dowd’s campaign to ban Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software.
Politico recently published an article regarding Dan O’Dowd’s campaign to make computers safe for humanity and ban Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software.
Warren Redlich, one of Elon Musk’s most fervent disciples, recently published a vicious YouTube video containing a torrent of false accusations and invective about my intelligence, character, and motives. No doubt because I offended his faith by criticizing Elon Musk’s FSD! Let’s analyze this product of his intellect and character.
Founder of the Dawn Project Dan O’Dowd has been featured in a Washington Times editorial about the need to secure safety critical infrastructure. This article was published in The Washington Times on 23 March 2022, and can be found here. If there is one defining aspect of this era, it is the global commitment to…
Our Founder, Dan O’Dowd, was interviewed by The Telegraph about his ‘Tyrant Collection‘, the world’s most valuable collection of coins. A tech billionaire known as “the Tyrant” has finished the first coin collection spanning the entirety of English and British history, with an array of currency more complete than that of the Royal Mint. Coins…
In his interview, Dan spoke with their Transportation Contributor, Brad Templeton, about The Dawn Project, the need to improve the software in safety critical infrastructure, and his campaign to ban Full Self-Driving from our roads.
Knowing almost nothing about me Omar Qazi @WholeMarsBlog published a lengthy attack.
Dan O’Dowd, Founder of The Dawn Project, was interviewed by UK newspaper The Express following a cyberattack on the UK Foreign Office, and the cybersecurity threat from State actors the UK faces.
Dan O’Dowd was interviewed by UK newspaper The Express following a cyberattack on the UK Foreign Office, and the cybersecurity threat from State actors the UK faces.
Dan O’Dowd, Founder of The Dawn Project, commented in UK newspaper City A.M. in relation to the potential threat of cyberattacks from Russia, which could cripple UK and US infrastructure.
The Dawn Project is campaigning to ban unsafe software from safety critical systems, which could be targeted by military-style hackers to cause chaos to our society. Our first campaign is targeting Tesla full self-driving cars.
Dan O’Dowd commented in UK newspaper City A.M. in relation to the potential threat of cyberattacks from Russia, which could cripple UK and US infrastructure. ““To cripple the UK, Putin does not need nuclear weapons,” explained cybersecurity expert Dan O’Dowd, who created the operating systems for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Fighter Jets, the Boeing B1-B Intercontinental Nuclear Bomber and…
The Dawn Project has analyzed many hours of YouTube videos taken by drivers of their experiences with so-called Full Self-Driving cars.
Long ago, someone asked Bill Gates why Microsoft was so successful. Gates replied that he found it odd that at his competitors’ key technology decisions were being made by the people who knew the least about technology, while the people who knew the most about technology had no say in key technology decisions. He called this technical inversion.
A safety-critical system is a device which, were it to malfunction or be hacked, could kill or seriously injure people or cause great economic or social damage.
