The Tesla autopilot is it is not a fully autonomous system, including the part called “Total autonomous driving capacity”. Which is confusing only to those of us who hope the words mean things, a group that includes a court in Germany.
A ruling issued Tuesday by the Munich Regional Court means Tesla is now prohibited from using the phrases “full potential for autonomous driving” and “Autopilot included” in advertisements there, because the court said it is misleading. The ruling came after an industry group had sued arguing the same thing.
Tesla can appeal the decision and did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday, but would suggest staying out.
Via Bloomberg:
The judges also said that Tesla wrongly promoted that its cars could navigate the cities in late 2019.
“The use of the term ‘Autopilot’ and other phrases suggest that the cars could technically drive completely autonomously,” the court said in an emailed statement. “Furthermore, it is claimed that it would be legal in Germany, which is not the case.”
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An attorney for the industry group that sued said this: via CNBC:
“A legal framework for autonomous driving within the city does not yet exist in Germany,” Andreas Ottofuelling, a lawyer for the group, said in a press release. “And other features still don’t work as advertised.”
While Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted his displeasure:
Real pilots who use autopilot on airplanes will tell you that it is not really comparable, as pilots receive much more training than drivers, but I am rambling.
And while the court ruling is a victory for common sense, the Autopilot debate that has been raging for years has now always been half felt, from Tesla’s point of view at least. This is because their website has always made the capabilities clear with sufficient clarity just before checking a box to spend $ 8,000 on “Total Self-Driving Capability.”
Currently enabled functions require active driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous.
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