Meanwhile, Tesla support's AI hallucinated a whole series of steps for me to follow last week. I was trying to add myself to my wife's loaner vehicle.

I called back after finding the steps were impossible to complete. Would I need to go to the service center to do it?

"Akshually," the AI began, the steps were correct and quite possible.

"No, you hallucinated them," I pushed back.

"I apologize. You're right. There's no way to complete those steps in the app. You will need to go into the service center to do this."

"Okay. Is it open today?"

"Yes."

"It's Labor Day. Are you sure? Since you hallucinated your first answer."

"Let me transfer you to the service center to verify."

That's what I wanted all along, you clinking, clanking, clattering collection of caliginous --

"Tesla service center, this is so-and-so. How can I help you?"

"Hi, I was just wondering if you're open today."

"Yes, we are."

"Thanks! I'm trying to add myself to my wife's loaner vehicle. Do I have to come in to do that?"

"Well, our loaner agreement only allows one person on the loaner. So just sign in to her account on your phone."

"Oh, okay! Thanks for the help."

Good luck running a company on one of these clankers.