Tesla Adds Fuel To The Fire With New Allegations That Chinese Startup Stole Source Code

Tesla is doubling down on its claim that Xpeng, a Chinese electric vehicle startup, has stolen and is using its Autopilot source code.

Last year, Tesla initiated a lawsuit against Guangzhi Cao, a former Autopilot engineer who quit to join Xpeng’s autonomous driving team.

In the lawsuit, the automaker claims that Cao downloaded the Autopilot source code to his personal device through Airdrop before leaving and selling it to Xpeng when joining the company.

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MDarringer - 4/27/2020 10:57:47 AM

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This is how the Chinese do business. But here's the question: Why didn't Elon's team engineer in a kill code that would cause all the counterfeit cars to drive full throttle into stationary objects and do a mass killing in retaliation?

PUGPROUD - 4/27/2020 11:36:02 AM

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You think?

dlin - 4/27/2020 12:10:17 PM

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Stop hiring those kids from China

skytop - 4/27/2020 12:56:59 PM

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The Chinese also stole KFC's secret chicken recipe blend of 11 herbs and spices. The unethical, depraved Chinese will connive and steal everything.

MDarringer - 4/27/2020 1:17:37 PM

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But they are innocent of exposing the world to the coronavirus because to tell the truth would be racist.

carloslassiter - 4/27/2020 3:20:34 PM

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Awesome. We weren't getting enough conspiracy theories in here, so let's pile on a few more.

MDarringer - 4/27/2020 4:44:17 PM

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I think the fat assed Kardashians put Kaitlyn Jenner and Prince Harry up to it.

ricks0me - 4/27/2020 4:59:52 PM

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Matt said: But they are innocent of exposing the world to the coronavirus because to tell the truth would be racist.

Rick said: Matt you must be a big liberal because you did not call the coronavirus the Wuhan Virus.