Tesla hacker reveals fatal crash data despite company's denial.

A hacker recently came forward with crucial data related to a case that Tesla had sought to dismiss. The company had previously stated that they did not have access to this data following a crash. However, the hacker, known as "Greentheonly," refuted this claim, revealing that the data had been available all along. Specifically, the data pertained to a fatal 2019 accident involving a Tesla Model S, which Tesla had denied possessing. The hacker emphasized that the information was clearly present. Before the hacker's disclosure, Tesla had insisted that they did not conceal the requested crash data, alleging that it was lost. When the plaintiffs' lawyers requested the "collision snapshot" data from Tesla, which records information from the car's sensors and cameras, the company insisted they did not have it. This discrepancy was highlighted during the trial, with reports showing that Tesla had previously shared customer data from their servers in other cases but claimed ignorance of the 2019 Autopilot incident data. It was later revealed during the trial that the collision snapshot had indeed been originally uploaded to Tesla's servers but was subsequently earmarked for deletion. There were also suggestions that a Tesla employee may have taken deliberate actions to remove it from the central database. Following the hacker's disclosure of the crash data, Tesla's lawyer acknowledged that the company initially believed they did not possess the information and expressed gratitude for its subsequent recovery, acknowledging its significant value in the case.