In some ways this is totally
In some ways this is totally expected. Tesla short sellers have been promoting half-lie stories on the internet for many years now, and making millions in the process. The big advantage of publicizing false stories on the internet is that by the time that they get proven wrong they have already done their real job, which is discrediting Tesla and bringing doubt into people's minds about the company and their products, to bring the stock price down. Since there has been a recent surge in Tesla stock prices, I figured that a great many short seller speculators lost money recently, and are looking to make some money back quickly. And that came true with a series of new stories about SUA (Sudden Unintended Acceleration) and remote product update ordering issues. The thing is that like earlier SUA cases where drivers accidentally stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake, and those where the accelerator pedal got trapped under the floor mat, it is pretty easy to place blame on the automakers, and maybe get a legal settlement without having to prove anything. But Teslas have several safety systems built in that virtually eliminate the possibility of hardware or software issues causing SUA, and importantly they have very detailed real time system recording so that they can track any claim in any Tesla vehicle immediately. So they actually know that in every single case where SUA was claimed it was a false report. Plus this person who filed the petition never owned a Tesla, and was an active Tesla stock short seller, with a history of promoting scams and online "protests" designed to make money. The name Tesla gets clicks these days, so many news and auto website quickly promote and spread these stories without doing any fact checking first, or they only include the "facts" that support their story. And it is always done in the name of "telling the truth" when in fact these stories promote half lies, often putting a negative spin on the facts to portray a false conclusion.