Critics Laughed at Tesla’s Bioweapon Defense Mode…Until The California Wildfires
Tesla’s bioweapon defense mode: applied innovation
When Elon Musk first introduced the Tela Model X’s “Bioweapon Defense Mode,” Tesla skeptics dismissed the feature as a gimmick or outright fraud.
For owners of the company’s electric cars currently affected by the raging wildfires in CA, though, Bioweapon Defense Mode has become an essential feature, allowing them and their passengers to breathe clean air despite the worsening air quality outside.
California is currently facing its most destructive fires in the state’s history. As of Friday, the northern California city of Paradise has already been lost to the blaze. More than 6,700 structures have also burned to the ground in northern CA’s Camp Fire on Thursday and Friday. At least nine people have perished against the onslaught of expanding wildfire, and more than 250,000 people have been forced out of their homes as well. Despite authorities’ best efforts, Los Angeles fire officials noted on Friday afternoon that the blaze remains “zero contained.”
Reports from members of the Tesla community living in areas affected by the wildfires have noted that their vehicle’s Bioweapon Defense Mode has effectively maintained the air quality inside their cars…
