The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has accused Tesla of falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) features, and has therefore filed several lawsuits against the automaker.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has accused Tesla of engaging in deceptive practices around the marketing of its driver assistance systems, which carry the Autopilot and Full Self Driving brands in the United States. The agency filed two separate complaints with the state’s Office of Administrative Hearings on July 28, alleging that Tesla has made “false or misleading” claims about the self-driving capabilities of its vehicles.
According to the DMV, Tesla is announcing that with Fully Self-Driving (FSD), currently in beta, ” All you have to do is get in your car and tell him where to go. If you don’t say anything, your car will check your calendar and take you to that location as its presumed destination. Your Tesla will determine the optimal route, navigating city streets, complex intersections and freeways “.
Tesla’s cars aren’t fully self-driving yet
On its official website, Tesla therefore seems not to give only exact information about its driver assistance systems, including including Full-Self Driving. As a reminder, drivers have to pay an extra $12,000 for Tesla’s FSD system, an option that adds automatic parking, automatic lane changing, the ability for drivers to summon a vehicle from a parking spot to the where they are, and access to a beta program to test features.
Tesla announces for example that ” The FSD system is designed to be able to make short and long distance journeys without the person sitting in the driver’s seat having to intervene “. However, Full-Self Driving is still in beta phase and the driver must always be aware of his environment. Tesla owners should always have their hands on the wheel, and there is no not uncommon that drivers have to regain control when approaching dangerous situations. The system works reasonably well on most roads, but is still not without flaws.
It is surprising to see Tesla post such comments on its website, since the manufacturer has already admitted in the past that Autopilot does not yet make its cars autonomous. It is not the first time that itTechnologies are under scrutinysince Tesla had already been ordered in the past to share data from its Autopilot with the authorities.
