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Elon Musk Admits Tesla Ads Were 'Far Too Generic' After Laying Off US Marketing Team: 'Could've Been Any Car'
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 2:27am | 685Hours after reports of Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) laying off its marketing team in the U.S., CEO Elon Musk said the ads made by the team failed to impress him. What Happened: The CEO concurred with an X user and Tesla enthusiast who said the ads made by the team were rather unimpressive and wrote...
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Tesla Foe Or Fanatic? Anti-FSD Crusader Reveals Spending $800K To Buy 3 Ultra-Rare, Original Roadsters
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - 3:56am | 619Dan O’Dowd, a vocal critic of Tesla‘s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software, has revealed himself as the buyer of three original Tesla Roadsters discovered in a shipping container at a Chinese port last year. Unique find: These three Roadsters — two in orange and one in red — are...
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Tesla Vehicles 'Will Try To Kill You': Safety Advocacy Group Founder Says FSD Drives 'Like A Drunk Teenager'
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - 7:00pm | 614Safety advocacy group the Dawn Project ran a pair of Super Bowl advertisements over the weekend urging consumers to boycott Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) due to alleged safety concerns the EV maker has failed to address. The Dawn Project founder Dan O’Dowd further explained the safety advocacy...
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'He Has Lost His Marbles:' Elon Musk Reacts To Billionaire's Anti-Tesla Super Bowl Ad Under Scrutiny By Transport Safety Regulator (UPDATED)
Monday, February 12, 2024 - 11:55pm | 573Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s reaction to the Super Bowl ads from The Dawn Project. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has denied any involvement in the production of advertisements aired during Sunday’s Super Bowl...
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EXCLUSIVE: Dawn Project's Dan O'Dowd Warns Tesla's 'Terrible' FSD Could Be Banned, Blames Musk For Coordinated Online Attacks
Friday, October 6, 2023 - 8:50am | 1651Dan O’Dowd, CEO of Green Hills Software and founder of the Dawn Project, is well-known among Tesla and electric vehicle enthusiasts, although not always for popular reasons. In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, he shared his views on various topics, including his ongoing...
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Crashed F-35's Software Maker Alleges Smear Campaign By Tesla CEO: 'Elon Musk Isn't Qualified To Lick The Boots Of My Raw Recruits'
Thursday, September 21, 2023 - 6:45am | 884A high-profile social media feud has erupted following the crash of a Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) F-35 fighter jet in South Carolina. F-35 Crash: On Sunday, an F-35 stealth fighter jet disappeared in South Carolina, with the pilot ejecting and the aircraft crashing into a wooded area. ...
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'Bat S*%# Crazy': Elon Musk Targets Tesla Safety Group's 'Child Dummy' Test In Tweet
Saturday, December 17, 2022 - 6:10pm | 758Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter Aug. 25 to respond to a screenshot posted by Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) of a blog post from The Dawn Project’s website written by the safety group’s CEO and founder Dan O’Dowd. “Bat s**t crazy,”...
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Is Tesla's Self-Driving Tech Safe? This Tester Says 'No' Without Actually Activating The Software
Thursday, August 11, 2022 - 12:54pm | 402Dan O'Dowd of Green Hills Software, a company working on automated driving systems, does not think Tesla Inc's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta is safe enough for road use. In a new video, O'Dowd's "The Dawn Project" claims to show Tesla's FSD Beta...
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Senate Candidate Launches Multi-Million Dollar Campaign Against Elon Musk, Tesla
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 7:16pm | 588A U.S. Senate candidate is spending millions of dollars on an advertising campaign to take on the world’s richest man and his electric vehicle company. What Happened: Technology entrepreneur Dan O’Dowd confirmed with Politico he's spending millions of dollars on a national...