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Tesla is being investigated by the DOJ for securities and wire fraud by making misleading self-driving claims (arstechnica.com)

submitted 6 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Grippler@feddit.dk 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

There are several things to attack on the Tesla autopilot, the name being the least of the misleading marketing, and honestly a bit stupid to focus on.

The dude has claimed for close to a decade now, that (FSD) "is right around the corner!"... "It's coming end of the year" and shit like that. That is significantly more misleading than a product name (autopilot) that is about the same level of misleading as other manufacturers names for similar functionality.

They have not claimed autopilot to be any more than a driver assistance feature, and it has always been marketed separately from the FSD package.