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Tesla Owners Respond To Self-Driving Car Recall

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Tesla recently recalled 2 million vehicles following safety concerns with the autopilot system. The Onion asked Tesla owners what they thought about the self-driving car recall, and this is what they said.

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Justin Batina, Entrepreneur

Justin Batina, Entrepreneur

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“It’s too late. Mine already ran over all 74 million U.S. children.”

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Sophie Killian, Biomedical Researcher

Sophie Killian, Biomedical Researcher

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“I actually hadn’t heard about the recall, but this helps explain why I’m currently wildly careening through lanes.”

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Nelson Hall, Hotel Manager

Nelson Hall, Hotel Manager

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“Take me instead!”

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Stephanie Hoover, Stay-At-Home Mom

Stephanie Hoover, Stay-At-Home Mom

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“Sure, some people have been killed, but what about all the people who are still living?”

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Ramsey Torrison, Real Estate Broker

Ramsey Torrison, Real Estate Broker

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“No problem, I’ll just drive my wife’s Camry without steering instead.”

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Dan Cates, Mobile Developer

Dan Cates, Mobile Developer

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“I am cry-laughing at this. Cry-laughing is the only approved emotion for Tesla owners.”

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Erik Mingo, Petroleum Engineer

Erik Mingo, Petroleum Engineer

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“I’m worried people won’t be able to tell I’m insufferable while my Tesla is away.”

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Sara Flores, Blogger

Sara Flores, Blogger

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“I didn’t buy a Tesla to be safe.”

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Keith Dolman, CPA

Keith Dolman, CPA

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“Don’t worry, I already fixed the software myself with some duct tape.”

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Alice Wang, Business Development Manager

Alice Wang, Business Development Manager

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“If it was truly important, the car would have driven itself back by now.”

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Liam Thompson, Human Rights Lawyer

Liam Thompson, Human Rights Lawyer

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“That does it. I’m done with these big manufacturers. I’m going to become a car myself.”

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Blake Warren, Front-End Developer

Blake Warren, Front-End Developer

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“I bought it for the bugs, not the features.”

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Maye Musk, Former Model

Maye Musk, Former Model

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“If you tell anyone I said this, I’ll deny it, but my son is and has always been such an incompetent dumbass.”

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James Livingston, Dermatologist

James Livingston, Dermatologist

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“I suspected it wasn’t supposed to be on fire.”

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Brian Garrison, Cyber Security Analyst

Brian Garrison, Cyber Security Analyst

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“I believe in bodily autonomy for all vehicles. It should be up to the individual car to decide whether or not they want to be recalled.”

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Noah Miller, UX/UI Designer

Noah Miller, UX/UI Designer

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“Oh, those poor things. I’m happy to donate some of my brain, if it helps at all.”

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Cameron Nichols, Mechanical Engineer

Cameron Nichols, Mechanical Engineer

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“Stop being so dramatic. It’s not a recall, it’s a software update intended to fix a bug that would cause the vehicle to desecrate the victim’s corpse.”

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Ava Smith, HR Representative

Ava Smith, HR Representative

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“Yeah, auto pilot. That’s why the car I was in ran over my family’s dog. Definitely autopilot.”

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Robin Lee, Cloud Architect

Robin Lee, Cloud Architect

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“Is this about my real-life Tesla or my Metaverse Tesla? I hope not the latter since it was the more expensive of the two.”

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Brandon Caudle, Law Professor

Brandon Caudle, Law Professor

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“I hope the update makes autopilot safe enough that I can still keep getting blowjobs while eating soup on the highway.”

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Drew Kingsbury, Dentist

Drew Kingsbury, Dentist

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“My Model S locked me inside and told me it’s not going anywhere.”

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Louis Musk, Student

Louis Musk, Student

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“As one of Elon’s forgotten sons, this is great for me. I finally have an excuse to contact him since the only number he gave me was for Tesla customer service.”

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Preston Tighe, Research Engineer

Preston Tighe, Research Engineer

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“I heard the next-gen will self-recall as soon as they’re driven off the lot. So cool.”

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