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Fremont Factory Gallery

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August 9, 2021

The Tesla Factory in Fremont, California is nearly impossible to describe in words. It is probably the single best proof that Tesla’s “green company” facade is a lie. You can search the world, as we have, and you will not find another auto assembly plant in similar condition. Tesla cars priced as high as $130,000 are made here, most of them in tents. 

Beyond that, we’ll let this gallery of Fremont photos speak for itself. 

Since September 2018 the Shorty Air Force (SAF), a team of airplane and drone pilots, has flown occasional photo missions over the factory and other Tesla facilities in Fremont. Except for cropping, contrast adjustments for clarity and watermarking, the photos have not been altered.

Stunning, Highly Detailed Interview with Tesla Whistleblower Karl Hansen

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August 31, 2020

Karl Hansen is an investigative and security professional with an extensive background in federal government service. In 2018, he joined Tesla as a member of their internal investigations department at the battery factory in Sparks, Nevada. As you will quickly learn from this remarkable interview, he was far too good at his job to survive at Tesla. What he discovered before his unlawful termination, and the events that have unfolded since, have very grave legal and political implications. Published on August 30, 2020 by the TC’s Chartcast podcast.

This interview is also available on all major podcast platforms.

Letter from the SAF to Alameda County Officials

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May 15, 2020

Supervisor Scott Haggerty
Alameda County Board of Supervisors

Susan S. Muranishi
County Administrator
Alameda  County

Commissioner Colleen Chawla
Director, Health Care Services Agency
Alameda County

Dr. Erica Pan
Interim Health Officer
Alameda County Public Health Department

Neetu Balram
Public Information Manager
Alameda County Public Health Department

Kimberly Petersen
Chief of Police
City of Fremont 

Debra Lee
Deputy Chief, Field Enforcement
Cal/OSHA

Kelly Tatum
District Manager
Cal/OSHA

May 15, 2020

For nearly two years, a team of airplane and drone pilots known as the Shorty Air Force (SAF) has been conducting aerial surveillance of the Tesla factory in Fremont and other Tesla facilities in the Bay Area. We would like to share some of our most recent photography with you. 

The main employee parking lot at Tesla on Saturday, April 25. We believe this to be a good representation of what a complete manufacturing shutdown looks like, with only a few people on site, probably associated with construction work that is permissible under the current shelter-in-place order. We believe Tesla was in full or near-full compliance with the order when this picture was taken.

A close up view of the active part of the lot.

The same views on Thursday, May 7. Many more cars on site, but possibly still consistent with construction and basic maintenance operations on a weekday. 

Four days later on Monday, May 11 we found a very different scene.

The evening of Wednesday, May 13 (the first shot has been converted to black & white to eliminate lens flare).

Yesterday, Thursday, May 14.

Cars manufactured at Fremont are staged for shipment in a logistics parking lot located to the south of the factory. On Thursday, May 7 it looked like this. 

Four days later on Monday, May 11. 

Approximately 300 cars were built on Monday, May 11; a similar number were built on Tuesday, May 12. Most or all of these cars were trucked to Pier 80 in San Francisco, where cars bound for Europe and China are loaded onto ships. This is a photos of Pier 80 taken from the ground on Wednesday, May 13.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Machine Planet 
on behalf of the Shorty Air Force

cc:  Tesla reporters
www.tslaQ.org

Note to Reporters: The photography in this e-mail is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Photos may be freely reproduced with SAF/SGF Photo watermarks intact.

Apparent Sudden Unintended Acceleration Events Involving Tesla Vehicles

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122 SUA-related Vehicle Safety Complaints Filed With the NHTSA by Tesla Drivers

January 17, 2020

It’s not easy for the general public to access factual information about the safety of Tesla vehicles. This list of consumer complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about apparent sudden unintended acceleration events in Teslas, may be the only current source of organized information that gives some insight into the potential scale of the SUA issue.

This list was compiled using records from the NHTSA’s website and first published on Twitter in December 2019. Because the NHTSA site does not provide a way to generate a report by make/model, each complaint was individually searched and downloaded, a tedious and time consuming task not many members of the public would cheerfully take on.

1/ On October 31, 2019, a Tesla Model X smashed the car in front of it in a car wash in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

2/ On June 27, 2019, a Tesla Model X slammed into a pole in reverse in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

3/ On December 10, 2019, a Tesla Model S smashed through a garage door in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

4/ On November 27, 2019, a Tesla Model 3 randomly accelerated in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

5/ On November 29, 2019, the same Tesla Model 3 in Tweet 4 of this thread randomly accelerated in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

6/ On October 30, 2019, a Tesla Model S smashed into a chain link fence at an elementary school in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

7/ On November 4, 2019, a Tesla Model 3 hit a building in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

8/ On November 5, 2019, a Tesla Model S on Autopilot rear-ended a Toyota Prius in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

9/ On November 4, 2019, a Model 3 in a Home Depot parking lot smashed into another car in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

10/ On September 24, 2019, a Tesla Model 3 smashed into another car in a parking lot in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

11/ On September 29, 2019, a Tesla Model 3 smashed into a garage and then reversed itself onto a neighbor’s driveway in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

12/ On October 2, 2019, a Tesla Model X in a parking lot jumped the curb and smashed into a building in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

13/ On August 28, 2019, a Tesla Model 3 caused a 10-car pileup in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

14/ On August 22, 2019, a Tesla Model S in a parking lot crashed into a bush in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

15/ On July 26, 2019, a Tesla Model 3 smashed into the car in front of it in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

16/ On July 14, 2019, a Tesla Model 3 in a parking lot smashed into a wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

17/ On June 22, 2019, a Tesla Model S in a parking lot smashed into a wall and another car in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

18/ On May 2, 2019, a Tesla in a parking lot smashed into a protective cable in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

19/ On January 28, 2019, a Tesla Model S in a parking lot smashed into a wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

20/ On January 31, 2019, a Tesla Model S traveling on the highway smashed into the guardrail, zig zagged across the highway and crashed into some trees in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

21/ On April 24, 2019, a Tesla Model 3 in a parking lot smashed into a pole in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

22/ On February 26, 2019, a Tesla Model 3 stopped at a traffic light rear-ended the car in front of it in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

 

23/ On May 10, 2019, a Tesla Model 3 stopped at a red light went into reverse and smashed into the car behind it in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

24/ On May 6, 2019, a Tesla Model 3 pulling into a garage smashed into a wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

25/ On August 20, 2018, a Tesla Model 3 suddenly sped up on the highway in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

26/ On March 30, 2019, a Tesla Model 3 in a parking lot crashed into three vehicles and a tree in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

27/ On March 15, 2019, a Tesla Model S crashed through a garage and into a house in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

28/ On February 20, 2019, a $TLSA Model S crashed into another vehicle and some trees in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

29/ On February 1, 2019, a Tesla Model X accelerated into a garage in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

30/ On July 1, 2018, a Tesla Model X crashed in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

31/ On July 7, 2018, a Tesla Model S crashed into a garage door in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

32/ On January 19, 2019, a Tesla Model S smashed into a garage wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

33/ On January 1, 2019, a Tesla rear-ended a car in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

34/ On November 30, 2018, a Tesla Model 3 zoomed in reverse while using the auto self-park feature in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

35/ On December 15, 2018, a Tesla Model S owner filed a complaint describing what appear to be two sudden unintended acceleration events.

36/ On December 6, 2018, a $TLSA Model S lurched forward through a stop sign in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

37/ On December 2, 2018, a Tesla Model S crashed into a home in reverse in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

38/ On November 17, 2018, a Tesla Model X collided with a Toyota Tacoma in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

39/ On November 26, 2018, a Tesla Model 3 crashed into a tree and a fence in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

40/ On October 23, 2018, a Tesla Model X in a parking lot crashed into a pole in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

41/ On October 7, 2018, a Tesla Model S crashed into a parked vehicle in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

42/ On October 3, 2018, a Tesla Model 3 lurched forward in a parking lot in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

43/ On September 27, 2018, a Tesla Model S crashed into a pole in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

44/ On September 26, 2018, a Tesla Model 3 in a parking lot suddenly lurched forward in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

45/ On August 4, 2018, a Tesla Model X in a parking lot struck a wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

46/ On September 1, 2018, a Tesla Model 3 crashed into a garage door in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

47/ On July 7, 2018, a Tesla Model S smashed into a parked car in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

48/ On August 2, 2018, a Tesla Model 3 nearly crashed in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

49/ On June 12, 2018, a Tesla collided with a charging station in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

50/ On January 8, 2018, a Tesla Model S in a parking garage smashed into a wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

51/ On March 6, 2018, a Tesla Model X smashed through the front windows/door of a business in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

52/ On June 4, 2018, a Tesla Model X pulling into a parking space was totaled in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

53/ On July 14, 2018, a Tesla Model X pulling into a parking space slammed into a chain link fence in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

54/ On May 26, 2018, a Tesla pulling into a parking space slammed into a supermarket in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

55/ On June 17, 2018, a Tesla Model S ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

56/ On February 20, 2018, a Tesla Model S pulling into a driveway crashed into a concrete wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

57/ On April 20, 2018, a Tesla Model S attempting to park crashed into a wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

58/ On May 29, 2018, a Tesla Model S attempting to park crashed into some bushes in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

59/ On May 5, 2018, a Tesla Model 3 attempting to park crashed into a tree in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

60/ On April 5, 2018, a Tesla Model X attempting to park crashed into a vehicle and damaged two others in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

61/ On April 25, 2018, a Tesla Model S stopped at a light rear-ended the car in front of it in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

62/ On May 10, 2018, a Tesla Model 3 crashed into a store in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

63/ On April 27, 2018, a Tesla Model X crashed into a cement light pole in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

64/ On May 4, 2018, a Tesla Model 3 crashed over a curb into a pony wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

65/ On April 20, 2018, a Tesla Model S crashed into two cars in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

66/ On April 4, 2018, a Tesla Model X jumped the curb and crashed into a parked car in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

67/ On February 8, 2018, a Tesla Model X crashed in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

68/ On March 27, 2018, a Tesla Model S crashed through a garage door, striking a Maserati and a motorcycle in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

69/ On March 17, 2018, a Tesla Model S crashed into a wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

70/ On November 13, 2017, a Tesla Model S crashed into a business in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

71/ On July 13, 2016, a $TLSA Model S jumped a curb in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

72/ On December 15, 2017, a Tesla Model S drove off the freeway in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

73/ On December 15, 2017, a Tesla Model S crashed into an embankment in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

74/ On August 10, 2016, a Tesla Model X crashed into a concrete wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

75/ On January 24, 2018, a Tesla Model X crashed into a school in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

76/ On January 28, 2018, a Tesla Model S crashed into a parked car in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

77/ On January 14, 2018, a Tesla Model S crashed into a garage door in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

78/ On November 29, 2017, a Tesla crashed into a freezer inside a garage in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

79/ On January 18, 2018, a Tesla Model S crashed into an office building in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

80/ On November 25, 2017, a Tesla Model S crashed into a parked car in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

81/ On November 18, 2017, a Tesla Model X crashed into a van and an electric pole in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

82/ On October 1, 2016, a Tesla Model S crashed into a fence and an air conditioning unit in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

83/ On September 4, 2017 a Tesla nearly crashed in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

84/ On August 14, 2017, a Tesla Model S jumped over a parking bumper and landed in the grass in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

85/ On July 7, 2017, a Tesla Model X crashed into a pediatrics building in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

86/ On November 12, 2016, a Tesla Model X crashed into a tree in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

87/ On June 9, 2017, a Tesla Model S rear-ended another car in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

88/ On February 14, 2017, a Tesla Model S crashed into a tree in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

89/ On April 18, 2017, a Tesla Model S rear-ended another car in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

90/ On March 11, 2017, a Tesla Model X crashed into a concrete wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

91/ On March 30, 2017, a Tesla Model S crashed into a pillar in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

92/ On March 6, 2017, a Tesla Model S crashed into a concrete wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

93/ On March 4, 2017, a Tesla Model S crashed into a light pole in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

94/ On February 27, 2017, a Tesla Model X crashed into a concrete wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

95/ On December 23, 2016, a Tesla Model S crashed through a brick wall, shrubs, across a yard and into a truck in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

96/ On January 5, 2017, a Tesla Model S crashed into a tree in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

97/ On November 2, 2016, a Tesla Model X crashed into a tree and a truck in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

98/ On December 13, 2016, a Tesla Model X crashed into a concrete building in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

99/ On October 7, 2016, a Tesla Model X crashed into a fence in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

100/ On September 16, 2016, a Tesla Model S crashed into two parked cars at a school in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

101/ On September 16, 2015, crashed into four vehicles in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

102/ On September 22, 2016, a Tesla Model X crashed through a garage door into another car in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

103/ On May 23, 2016, a Tesla Model X crashed into a concrete pole inside a garage in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

104/ On July 8, 2016, a Tesla Model X crashed into a concrete light pole in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

105/ On July 28, 2016, a Tesla Model X crashed into a wood fence in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

106/ On April 4, 2016, a Tesla Model S crashed into a garage twice in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

107/ On June 10, 2016, a Tesla crashed into another vehicle and a wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

108/ On June 4, 2016, Tesla Model X crashed into a building in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

109/ On May 11, 2016, a Tesla Model S crashed into a car in a Walmart parking lot in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

110/ On May 6, 2016, a couple experienced their second episode of what appear to be sudden unintended acceleration events with their Tesla Model S. Only one report was filed.

111/ On April 28, 2016, a Tesla Model S clipped a tree and came to rest in the middle of a road in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

112/ On March 2, 2016, a Tesla Model S rear-ended a car in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

113/ On February 24, 2016, a Tesla Model S crashed into a palm tree in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

114/ On September 21, 2013, a Tesla Model crashed into a retaining wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

115/ On September 14, 2015, a Tesla Model S drove through a traffic gate in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

116/ On November 25, 2015, a Tesla Model S crashed into a brick wall in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

117/ On July 16, 2015, a Tesla Model S crashed into a fire hydrant in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

118/ On May 7, 2013, a Tesla Model S crashed into a cement light post in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

119/ On August 4, 2015, a Tesla Model S crashed into five parked vehicles in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

120/ On May 22, 2015, a Tesla Model S rear-ended a pickup truck in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

121/ On July 19, 2014, a Tesla Model S crashed into a restaurant in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

122/ On July 29, 2013, a Tesla Model S crashed into another vehicle in a parking garage in what appears to be a sudden unintended acceleration event.

Compiled by tslaQ contributors December 30, 2019
Minor revisions, reformatting and introduction by the tslaQ.org editorial team, January 17, 2020

NHTSA Complaint and Recall Database

Solar Testing Structures at Fremont

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December 18, 2019

On August 1, 2019 Lora Kolodny of CNBC reported that Tesla had obtained building permits for “a test structure to evaluate Tesla solar roof product and installation process” at the company’s auto factory in Fremont, California. The Shorty Air Force (SAF), which has been flying occasional survey missions at Fremont for nearly a year, began looking for these structures, but did not identify them until December 2nd, when an analyst noticed what appeared to be two single family houses under construction in the extreme southwest corner of the property. This is not an area that had been of interest previously; the SAF’s primary focus is on auto manufacturing operations, which are largely on the east and north sides of the property.

A review of photos from previous flights established that framing of the houses had begun sometime before August 12th.

A much better photo of the structures was obtained on December 5th. After approximately four months of construction, no solar equipment is visible at the site, but the houses appear to be nearing completion.

On December 12th, what appeared to be framing for tent structures appeared at the site.

Two days later, tent canopies had been erected over both of the houses.

On December 17th, Lora Kolodny posted a new CNBC story about the tents, based on information drawn from building permits. On the same day, the SAF obtained another view of the site.