<story><title>A Tragic Loss</title><url>https://www.teslamotors.com/blog/tragic-loss</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>BinaryIdiot</author><text>I mean I understand Tesla has to make a statement here and I understand they want to ensure everyone that it&amp;#x27;s not really their fault but to title a post &amp;quot;A Tragic Loss&amp;quot; and then spend the majority of the post discussing all of your car&amp;#x27;s safety features and how it wasn&amp;#x27;t your fault just seems tone deaf and distasteful to me.&lt;p&gt;Maybe they had to do it for legal reasons I don&amp;#x27;t know (I&amp;#x27;m certainly not a lawyer) and I&amp;#x27;d love to own a Tesla but couldn&amp;#x27;t they have worded this a little more sympathetic and a little less lawyer?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>loceng</author><text>I feel &amp;#x27;A Tragic Loss&amp;#x27; sets the tone for the remaining highly technical overview, instead of the technical breakdown seeming tone-deaf, it added tone until getting to the concluding paragraph.&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, fortunately, Tesla is having to educate people and being very clear to not allow room for panic and unwarranted fear mongering.&lt;p&gt;I would say it is as to the point as it can be, and that it is heartfelt.</text></comment>
<story><title>A Tragic Loss</title><url>https://www.teslamotors.com/blog/tragic-loss</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>BinaryIdiot</author><text>I mean I understand Tesla has to make a statement here and I understand they want to ensure everyone that it&amp;#x27;s not really their fault but to title a post &amp;quot;A Tragic Loss&amp;quot; and then spend the majority of the post discussing all of your car&amp;#x27;s safety features and how it wasn&amp;#x27;t your fault just seems tone deaf and distasteful to me.&lt;p&gt;Maybe they had to do it for legal reasons I don&amp;#x27;t know (I&amp;#x27;m certainly not a lawyer) and I&amp;#x27;d love to own a Tesla but couldn&amp;#x27;t they have worded this a little more sympathetic and a little less lawyer?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>angusb</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s not just about Tesla though.&lt;p&gt;They have to defend autopilot not only to protect the brand but to protect the public&amp;#x27;s perception of autonomous vehicles in general.&lt;p&gt;Self driving tech is poised to save many many lives. So from a utilitarian perspective, it&amp;#x27;s probably justified to take extraordinary measures to make sure reactionary media and public whim doesn&amp;#x27;t kill it off, however uncomfortable that might seem in the short term.&lt;p&gt;Whilst this case is incredibly sad (and I don&amp;#x27;t want to downplay that in any way), if you&amp;#x27;re trying to minimise the overall amount of fatal crashes, exonerating the tech is the priority (if it is truly not at fault).</text></comment>