TeslaJohn Bernal (an ex-Autopilot employee) was fired by the company after he posted candid video reviews to his YouTube channel. AI AddictThis video shows how Full Self Driving Beta worked at different places around Silicon Valley.

Tesla cut Bernal’s access to FSD Beta in his vehicle, the 2021 Tesla Model 3 he owns, after he was dismissed. However, Tesla claims that despite him having not had any “strikes”, he has never been able to access the safe driving software Tesla employs to manage access.

FSD Beta can be described as a collection of driver-assist features that have not been fully tested or finished. Autosteer on City Streets is the most important of these features. It allows the vehicle to navigate through complex urban areas without the driver having to use the steering wheel. FSD must be purchased upfront at $12,000 or $199 monthly in the U.S. After that, customers will need to have a driver-safety score determined by Tesla software. This monitors how they drive.

Tesla, like other Silicon Valley businesses, often encourage loyalty even though he did not write down the reason for his firing. Although internal criticism can sometimes be tolerated and public criticism is considered to be disloyal, it’s not acceptable for the company to have such harsh words.

Tesla didn’t immediately reply to our request for comment on Bernal’s circumstances.

Bernal has been working since 1981. Elon MuskHe was employed by the maker of an electric car as a data analysis specialist in August 2020 at a San Mateo office. According to CNBC records, he was fired in February after assuming the advanced driver assistant systems tester role.

Bernal, a lifetime car lover and proud to work at Tesla Motors, placed an order for a 2021 Model 3 battery with long range. This was just a few months following his first job there. The car was delivered to him on December 26, 2020.

He says he bought the car in part because Tesla offered employees free access to FSD — then worth $8,000 — as a perk. The company could collect data from internal or external vehicles if employees agreed to this.

He was awed at Tesla’s “potentially-lifesaving technology” and he set out to create it. AI AddictYouTube channel to demonstrate what FSD Beta’s public version could look like in February 2021

Bernal is seen driving his Tesla around Silicon Valley along with a friend, in most of the AI Addict videos. They are using the FSD Beta software.

Bernal wasn’t the only one to share his experience with Tesla’s experimental software. Tesla FSD beta users Dirty Tesla, Chuck Cook, Kim PaquetteMany others also rush to watch each release on their channel.

Bernal was fired last month by his company. His written notice of separation did not contain the reasons for his dismissal. After one of his videos showed him driving in San Jose, his car was filmed. knocked over bollardsWhile FSD Beta was active.

Bernal claims that managers told Bernal before he was fired, that he had “broke Tesla policy” as well as that his YouTube channel was “conflicts of interest”.

Bernal claimed that he had always been transparent with Tesla’s managers as well as the public about his YouTube channel. For example, his LinkedIn resume always included his Tesla job right next to his YouTube channel’s name. Bernal claimed that he’d never heard of a policy prohibiting him from publishing car tech reviews in his spare time on his property.

A copy of Tesla’s social media policy, provided by a current employee, makes no direct reference to criticizing the company’s products in public. The policy states, “Tesla relies on the common sense and good judgment of its employees to engage in responsible social media activity.” The policy lists all social media networks, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as well as Reddit (Snake, Snapchat), LinkedIn, WeChat, LinkedIn, WeChat, personal blogs and Reddit (Reddit), but not YouTube.

Bernal stated that he had never revealed anything to Tesla in the videos. He stated that the FSD Beta Beta products he was showing were consumer products for end users.

His videos showed issues with Tesla’s FSD Beta systems.

AI Addict, for instance, posted a March 2021 video. entitled “FSD Beta 8.2 Oakland – Close Calls, Pedestrians, Bicycles!”This led to his car suffering several “disengagements”. FSD Beta required Bernal, to stop the car from colliding with other vehicles. The Tesla FSD Beta system rolls into an intersection at 11:58 – 58 seconds. This happens just as Bernal’s Model crosses the road. He barely missed hitting the car in front of him.

The video received around 25% of the total views.

Bernal said that a manager from Autopilot tried to discourage him from writing any critical or negative content about FSD Beta in the future. I was able to have a videoconference with them, but they never wrote anything.”

CNBC analysed his YouTube channel and found that roughly 10 of the 60 videos he uploaded showed flaws with FSD Beta. The videos covered other topics, but did not discuss FSD Beta. Three were focused on Tesla and the other three on electric cars of other manufacturers.

Bernal provided screenshots of and photos showing that his FSD Beta Access was cancelled by the company. This was even after he did not receive any strikes for unsafe driving, or improper usage of the system. FSD Beta Users are generally allowed to make several strikes before having their access revoked.

He has had to stop writing reviews after losing FSD Beta access on his personal car. However, he is now able to use FSD Beta to enable other vehicles, which will allow him to continue independent research and review. 

Bernal was aware that honest FSD Beta Beta reviews might be a draw for attention. He said he believed that Tesla would accept him telling the truth, or at least to tell him to stop, as long as he was honest.

CNBC interviewed him and he said, “I still care Tesla, vehicle safety, and finding and fixing buggers.”

Tesla CEO Elon Tesla recently described himself as a “agent of change” “free speech absolutist.”However, his company insists on employees and customers refraining from speaking publicly about issues relating to their car or the company.

Tesla is one example of a large company that requires all employees to sign an agreement to arbitrate any disputes without the possibility of suing. Temporary employees or contractors can sometimes challenge the arbitration agreement and get their day in court. However, these cases are rare. 

Tesla required customers to sign a contract. non-disclosure agreementsFor service, you can exchange it.

CNBC has previously reported that FSD Beta’s initial rollout required drivers to choose which posts they would like to make to social media.

They feared that this practice would have chilling effects and cover up safety problems. They initiated a probeas a result of this, into FSD Beta.

Musk stated at a conference in September 2021 that there should be no restrictions on the company. In an interview, he stated at Code Conference that FSD Beta testers were not following the rules.