Tesla has not yet produced anything that even comes close to being the concept of a fully autonomous vehicle as claimed in the suit.
Tesla is in the middle of a class-action lawsuit which is claiming that the electric car maker of deceiving the public by misleadingly promoting it Autopilot as well as Full Self-Driving (FSD) features.
The complaint, filed on Wednesday on Wednesday in the US District Court Northern District of California The complaint claims the allegations that Tesla as well as its chief executive, Elon Musk, have been deceiving drivers since 2016, when the company pledged to equip all vehicles with self-driving technologies.
The plaintiff Briggs Matsko, who paid an additional $5,000 in exchange for Enhanced Autopilot in his 2018 Tesla Model X and claims Tesla claimed its autopilot technology was working or “just across the street,” despite knowing it did not work or was ineffective and that it made cars unsafe, Reuters reports(Opens in a new window).
According to Matsko, the company’s aim was Matsko, was to Matsko the CEO, was “generate the excitement” about its cars, lure investors to boost sales, prevent bankruptcy, raise the price of its stock, and eventually become the “dominant participant” in electric automobiles. “Tesla has not yet produced anything remotely close to self-driving cars,” he says.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in July reacted to Tesla’s descriptions of the Autopilot as well as FSD features. They filed two complaint with the Office of Administrative Hearings that assert that Tesla “made or distributed statements that are false or misleading, and were not grounded in factual information” regarding its capabilities for autonomous driving.
A month before A month prior, it was reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intensified its investigation into autopilot-related accidents. This summer the NHTSA began investigations into Autopilot as a response to 11 accidents. The investigation was classified as a preliminary assessment, which is also known as level 1. Now it’s level two and the NHTSA will decide “whether an emergency recall for safety needs to be initiated or whether the inquiry should end.”
The suit seeks damages that are not specified for those who purchased or lease Tesla cars with Autopilot, Enhanced Autopilot, and FSD features after the year 2016. If it is successful, it could result in being the Tesla license suspended for California and a significant settlement to the drivers.
