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technology7 months ago•16 min saved

Tesla’s Pop-Culture Playbook: Easter Eggs, Namesakes, and Hidden UI Dreams

The piece catalogs how Tesla flavors its software with pop‑culture references and easter eggs—from performance name drops like Plaid and Ludicrous to modes such as Santa Mode, Tron Mode, Mad Max, and Mars Mode, plus voice cues and visuals inspired by Rick and Morty, Portal, Mario Kart, Monty Python, and more—and also touches on a draft, ultimately unreleased V11 UI prototype and a Brake-by-Wire concept for a future Cybercab.

via Not a Tesla App|

#easter-eggs #plaid #pop-culture

technology3 years ago•2 min saved

Tesla workers shared personal videos from customers' cars.

Tesla employees reportedly shared and made fun of private videos recorded by vehicle cameras, including graphic crashes and embarrassing scenes, via the company's internal messaging systems from 2019 through 2022. Some videos may have been recorded when vehicles were turned off, allowing employees to see inside people's garages and private properties. After an investigation by the Dutch Data Protection Authority, Tesla turned off its vehicles' cameras by default in 2023. Tesla's Sentry Mode has raised privacy concerns in other countries, including Germany and China.

via The Verge|

#data-protection #privacy #sentry-mode