I agree with @Num10ck@lemmy.world -- Tesla did some amazing things, and really paved the way for electric vehicles (especially vehicle charging infrastructure). But they went too fast and quality went down and they're trying to make up for it by Magats buying to support Trump.
the media will be all over it
Tesla is already the most deadly car brand, but why aren't the media already "all over it"? What makes you think it will be any different with autopilot? https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/tesla-highest-rate-deadly-accidents-study-1235176092/
But like... deleting the data would lessen the sale price. Much easier to just delete your account and keep the data in an "anonymous" form. How are you (as the consumer) going to ever know if it's actually deleted?