Brett Schreiber, Founding Partner at Singleton Schreiber in San Diego, was recently featured by CNBC in their news segment, "The Evolution of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving — A Decade of Development, Hype, and Controversy" which premiered on April 2nd, 2025.
The segment begins by summarizing the history of testing, improving, and ongoing challenges of Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system for drivers (including failure to respond to obstacles in construction zones, unmarked roads, and dramatic lighting changes) and how the relationship between the automated system and its human driver work.
CNBC continues by covering the safety & legal concerns of the Autopilot system (noting how drivers may become complacent in the use of FSD); the criticism against Tesla in marketing its automated system; and experts like Mr. Schreiber (who is currently representing plaintiffs in lawsuits against Tesla) who have criticized Tesla for using public roadways and members of the public as guinea pigs in Tesla's research & development and allege that Autopilot and FSD are defective, unsafe, and contribute to catastrophic injuries and fatalities.
From Mr. Schreiber [15:07]: "In every case that I have handled and am handling currently, the driver has believed the narrative. In one of my cases involving a young 15-year-old boy who lost his life when his parents' vehicle was struck by a Tesla operating on full self-driving, the driver was a Tesla employee. He fundamentally believed that the vehicle was safer than a human driver. He has testified under oath in that regard"
The news segment closes by discussing the regulatory and future outlook of Tesla's Autopilot and FSD system, summarizing Elon Musk's plan that unsupervised FSD should be ready by the end of the year; that the company is currently testing its dedicated robotaxi, the Cybercab, in Texas due to less stringent regulations; that there is a lack of federal regulation for autonomous vehicles; and the emphasis by experts for better safeguards and active driver engagement to ensure the safe use of the technology.
