Tesla uses YouTubers to test self-driving tech on public streets rather than ...

Tesla is being criticized by motor-safety experts for using YouTubers to beta test its self-driving technology rather than trained safety drivers.   

After signing non-disclosure agreements, these would-be influencers film their experiences on the road, Vice first reported, using Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta to navigate busy streets.   

Urban policy expert David Zipper criticized the FSD in a tweet, posting a clip which sees one Seattle beta tester's steering wheel suddenly spin right and the car lurches toward a crosswalk.

'Whoa, s--t!, sorry—it gave up there,' the driver announces with an apologetic wave to pedestrians. 'NOT the move.'

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Zipper, a visiting fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, called out the clip as evidence of why Tesla's FSD is dangerous. 

''Not sure why FSD is such a safety hazard - especially for pedestrians and cyclists?' he wrote. 'Check out this video.'

In February, the National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) slammed the automaker for using its drivers as 'guinea pigs' to test its autonomous driving technology before it is officially approved.

 The clip is actually a snippet from a longer video posted by Seattle YouTuber Galileo Russell, who posted it Sunday on his channel, HyperChange. 

Russell tried out version 10.1 with what he called the 'Monorail test,' weaving between pillars of Seattle's trams system, and later riding on bumpy cobblestone streets of Pikes Place Market. 

Both the YouTubers and Tesla are interested in 'edge cases,' according to Vice, unusual scenarios that put FSD to the test.  

Tesla sparked controversy by giving the unfinished technology to 2,000 people since October to use on public roads, but CEO Elon Musk claims there have been no accidents. 

'FSD beta system at times can seem so good that vigilance isn't necessary, but it is,' Musk tweeted on September 17. 'Also, any beta user who isn't super careful will get booted,' 

DailyMail.com reached out to Musk on Twitter for comment. Tesla does not have a traditional media relations department.

The beta offers features that allow vehicles to navigate and change lanes on public streets and enable left and right turns.

Tesla has said the FSB beta even warns drivers that it 'may do the wrong thing at the worst time, so you must always keep your hands on the wheel.'

'I drive around downtown Seattle, doing the Monorail test [three times], where it performed better than ever … and driving right by Pike Place market,' Russell, who has 155,000 followers on YouTube, wrote in the video's description. 

'Overall, I would say 10.1 is a light improvement over the last version, mostly because of the monorail test,' he added.

Though the video is titled 'Epic Monorail Success,' at various points, Russell  comments about how the car seems to want to make unrequested turns and even move forward on a red light.

Full Self-Driving beta is not actually autonomous driving, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's six-level definition.   

It's Level 2 driving, which requires drivers to remain aware and in control at all times.

As Vice points out, Russell and the other EAP YouTubers have consented to be a part of an experiment—and filmed doing it—but the pedestrians, bicyclists and other motorists they may endanger have not.