The California Department of Vehicles has filed a lawsuit against car manufacturer Tesla, Inc. The company made misleading statements about autopilot with the ad.
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The basics in brief
- Tesla has made “false or misleading” statements in its advertisements.
- The company offers driver assistance systems that are even better than they are.
The California Automobile Authority (DMV) has accused electric car maker Tesla of misleading consumers about its cars’ autopilot system. As the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday, the agency has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s company. Tesla has made statements in its ads that are “false or misleading and not based on facts.” According to the report, this is what the lawsuit filed at the end of July says.
The authority accuses Tesla of providing better driver assistance systems than it actually is. So far, Tesla cars have not operated as “self-driving vehicles,” the authority complained.
The success of the lawsuit could have severe consequences for Tesla, Inc
According to the report, the success of the lawsuit could have serious consequences for the company. Up to and including revocation of licenses allowing Tesla, Inc. It manufactures and sells its cars in California. According to the Los Angeles Times, the authority wants to use the lawsuit to ensure customers have more detailed information.
Musk, the president of Tesla, said last June about how important self-driving cars are to his company. Without autopilot, the Tesla value tends to be “close to zero”. In the past, accidents involving Teslas with autopilot have frequently made headlines. According to a report from the US Transportation Administration NHTSA, the autopilot-controlled Teslas company was involved in 273 accidents within a year.
