No the author is Faiz Siddiqui:
Since joining the tech team, he has focused on Tesla’s rollout of driver-assistance technology, labor and workplace issues inside the company and the decisions of its chief executive, Elon Musk. Prior to joining the tech team, he covered the D.C. Metro and local transportation scene, including, the system’s chronic safety and reliability issues.
Bernal was the fired employee.
Maurer a Tesla proponent poo-poo the accident data but states he & we don’t know the data only Tesla has the data. We don’t know if any of the multiple individuals [about a dozen] interviewed have a summary of the accident data. I would think that if accidents were less Tesla would proclaim that information. They haven’t so we, the public, are still in the dark.
Tesla & other EV makers have some mountains to climb.
Some buyers of the FSD system are cheesed off & have filed a class action suit against Tesla.
Tesla has a parts supply problem for Tesla vehicles involved in crashed. There are long wait times for those vehicles. And there is the EV insurance problem with an EV involved in an accident spelled out here:
An EV would be a valuable second vehicle used in commuting & shopping if one has a 240 volt charging system at home. But as a sole vehicle in the hinterlands [where I reside]…nah more time needs to pass. Especially if one is a late adopter of technology, as I am. I did not own a computer until 1995 or a cellphone until 2014. And I was late to online bill payment [2014]. I still get the paper statement for my credit cards. And I still like reading physical books, no kindle for me. I like to see a vast majority of bugs worked out on any purchased technology. Yep I is a fuddy duddy Luddite! LOL