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California DMV accuses Tesla of false advertising over Autopilot and self-driving features
California DMV accuses Tesla of false advertising over Autopilot and self-driving features
Tesla began offering Autopilot and full self-driving features in 2014, dramatically increasing the automaker’s popularity. 06.08.2022, Sputnik International
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California’s DMV has accused Tesla of falsely advertising its “Autopilot” and “Fully Self-Driving” features. The DMV says Tesla misled customers into believing the cars are fully self-driving and more capable than they are. The DMV says the names are misleading and that Tesla has exacerbated the problem with misleading claims on its website. The DMV says the cars couldn’t, and still can’t, “operate as autonomous vehicles.” license to sell its cars in California, although they are unlikely to go that far. While Tesla includes disclaimers that drivers of its cars must keep their hands on the wheel and are not fully self-driving, the DMV argues that this does not erase the misleading claims and feature names. Autopilot is a feature of most Tesla cars that allows the car’s internal systems to take over acceleration and deceleration, steering, and other tasks. The full self-driving feature, which costs owners an additional $12,000 to activate, allows for more “beta” features, including its “smart summon” that lets owners call their car, such as a parking space in front of a store isn’t the first time feature naming has gotten Tesla in hot water. In 2016, the German government asked Tesla to stop using the term Autopilot for similar reasons. The National Highway Safety Administration is also investigating a pattern of Teslas crashing into emergency vehicles parked on the side of the road. More than a dozen such accidents have occurred. It’s unclear how many crashes have been caused by the autopilot and full self-driving features, as the company doesn’t share this information with the public. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says full self-driving didn’t cause any crashes, but at least eight crash reports sent to federal agencies suggest otherwise. So did a video that went viral of a Tesla crashing into a $3 million private jet while using Full Self-Driving, although that accident was not serious. Tesla has yet to publicly comment on the DMV complaints.
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Tesla began offering Autopilot and full self-driving features in 2014, dramatically increasing the automaker’s popularity.
The DMV says Tesla misled customers into believing the cars are fully self-driving and more capable than they are. The DMV says the names are misleading and that Tesla has exacerbated the problem with misleading claims on its website.
“All you have to do is get in and tell your car where to go,” reads Tesla’s website. “If you don’t say anything, your car will check your calendar and take you there as your supposed destination. Your Tesla will determine the optimal route, navigating city streets, complex intersections and freeways.
The DMV says the cars couldn’t, and still can’t, “operate as autonomous vehicles.”
If the complaint is successful, the DMV could revoke Tesla’s license to sell its cars in California, although they are unlikely to go that far.
“The DMV will request that Tesla be required to advertise to consumers and better educate Tesla drivers about the capabilities of its ‘Autopilot’ and ‘Fully Self-Driving’ features, including warnings about feature limitations, and for other actions as appropriate given the violations,” a DMV spokesperson told the Los Angeles Times.
Although Tesla includes warnings that drivers of its cars must keep their hands on the wheel and are not fully self-driving, the DMV argues that this does not erase the misleading claims and feature names.
Autopilot is a feature of most Tesla cars that allows the car’s internal systems to take over acceleration and deceleration, steering, and other tasks. The full self-driving feature, which costs owners an additional $12,000 to activate, allows for more “beta” features, including its “smart summon” that lets owners call their car, such as a parking space in front of a store.
This isn’t the first time feature naming has gotten Tesla in hot water. In 2016, the German government asked Tesla to stop using the term Autopilot for similar reasons.
It’s unclear how many crashes have been caused by the autopilot and full self-driving features, as the company doesn’t share this information with the public. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says full self-driving didn’t cause any crashes, but at least eight crash reports sent to federal agencies suggest otherwise. So did a video that went viral of a Tesla crashing into a $3 million private jet while using Full Self-Driving, although that accident was not serious.
Tesla has yet to publicly comment on the DMV complaints.
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