People down vote this, but it does a great job of highlighting that human deaths and injuries are in fact being treated purely as data points.

That's kind of tone deaf, don't you think? Just because the crash might provide some useful data, doesn't mean it's something to look positively upon.

Sorry, i was being sarcastic. I consider what Tesla is doing at this stage is outright criminal behavior.

I agree completely. That you are gathering data that may help others in the future does not absolve you of deliberately setting up dangerous situations in order to get that data.