Apple Vision Pro Concerns Tesla

Several Tesla drivers have been spotted driving with their Apple Vision Pro on their eyes. A phenomenon more serious than amusing.

Apple quickly responded to the viral proliferation of videos on social media by reminding customers that they should “never” use the Vision Pro when driving a moving vehicle. A fact so obvious that it’s troubling to see a company like Apple having to remind users of its new virtual reality glasses of such basic safety rules.

The U.S. Department of Transportation even got involved. Despite its name, “Tesla’s Autopilot does not in any way mean that the equipped vehicles are fully autonomous”, said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on social networks Monday.

It all started with a video that has been viewed over 24.3 million times so far, showing “Dante,” a Tesla driver, taking his hands off the wheel of his Tesla Cybertruck while wearing Apple’s virtual reality headset. The 23-second clip was posted on February 2, the very day the expensive Vision Pro, priced at $3,500, arrived in stores in the United States.

While Apple can only blame the foolishness of such behavior and remind users of the basic safety rules, it’s very bad publicity for Tesla. In December, the electric car manufacturer recalled over 2 million vehicles from its lineup to fix a faulty system supposed to ensure that drivers stay attentive when using Autopilot. In a report filed with the NHTSA, Tesla acknowledged that the Autopilot safety features “may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse”. Sadly, this has now been confirmed…