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DOGE’s Dodgy Numbers Employ a Tesla Technique

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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency , or DOGE , has been accused of misreporting safety data.

The New York Times reported that DOGe has posted major mistakes to its website.

Road-safety researchers have been tracking Tesla ’s public releases on its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features.

Tesla stopped putting out quarterly Autopilot safety reports in the fall of 2022 .

In January 2023 , the automaker revised all of its safety numbers.

Tesla said it had erroneously included in its crash numbers events where no airbags nor active restraints were deployed.

Tesla has not put out more specific safety figures.

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