Huge Tesla data leak reportedly reveals thousands of safety complaints. Four things to know

A huge data dump based on a whistleblower’s leak of internal Tesla documents shows that problems with Tesla’s automated driving technology may be far more common than media reports and regulators have let on, according to the German newspaper Handelsblatt. — Dreamstime/TNS

How bad is Tesla Autopilot’s safety problem? According to thousands of alleged Tesla customers in the US and around the world, pretty bad.

A huge data dump based on a whistleblower’s leak of internal Tesla documents shows that problems with Tesla’s automated driving technology may be far more common than media reports and regulators have let on, according to the German newspaper Handelsblatt, which published an article about it on May 25.