A former Tesla employee has relayed to the BBC that he does not feel the technology behind the company's self-driving vehicles is secure enough to be employed on public roads.
In May, Lucasz Krupski released customer issues concerning Tesla's braking and self-driving software to the German newspaper Handelsblatt.
He asserted that his attempts to bring attention to his worries had been overlooked.
Tesla did not give a response to inquiries for a comment.
Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, has been a strong proponent of its self-driving technology.
Mr. Musk declared in an X post on Saturday that Tesla has the best real-world AI by a wide margin.
In his initial interview in the UK, Mr Krupski revealed to Zoe Kleinman, the BBC's technology editor, that he was apprehensive about the application of AI for Tesla's autopilot service.
Despite its name, the autopilot feature of the vehicle still requires the driver to have their hands on the wheel; although, the feature does include assisted steering and parking.
He asserted that neither the hardware nor the software was prepared.
We are all part of an experiment in using public roads, and it affects us all. Even if none of us own a Tesla, our children still walk on the sidewalks.
Mr Krupski revealed that his investigation had led him to discover that certain requirements for the secure functioning of cars with a certain degree of autonomous or assistive-driving technology had not been observed.
He also noted that he both heard from Tesla staff and saw in the data he collected from customer feedback that the vehicles were suddenly slowing down in response to nonexistent impediments, a phenomenon referred to as "phantom braking".
Mr Krupski expressed his necessity to inform data protection authorities about his discoveries.
The US Department of Justice has been conducting an investigation of Tesla since January regarding its assertions concerning its assisted driving capabilities.
Investigations and inquiries from organizations, such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, have been conducted regarding Tesla's autopilot system.
The "Tesla Files" were released by Handelsblatt newspaper after they obtained 100GB of internal data from Mr Krupski.
The Dutch data protection agency, where Tesla has their European headquarters, has given confirmation to the BBC that it has been advised of the data breach and is examining the allegation.
Mr Krupski declared that the past half year as a whistleblower had been a "frightening" experience.
He informed the BBC that he hardly got any sleep at times.
His deeds have been acknowledged by other individuals - he was granted the Blueprint for Free Speech Whistleblowing Prize.
According to Jack Stilgoe, an associate professor at University College London who investigates autonomous vehicles, the declarations by Mr Krupski bring forth broader issues regarding the technology.
He declared that this was a kind of test to evaluate the abilities of artificial intelligence in a real, unpredictable environment, among the rest of us.
In early November, the UK Government revealed plans for an Automated Vehicles Bill in the King's Speech, which would provide a legislative framework for driverless cars.
Prof Stilgoe indicated that the success of the bill will have to be determined when it is crafted, depending on whether it takes into account all of the developments in technology.
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