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Tesla says its self-driving technology may be a 'failure' — but not fraud

Tesla's Full Self-Driving technology may be a failure, Tesla lawyers admit — but it's not a fraud. The electric car company is facing a class-action lawsuit from Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology customers. They claim they were ripped off, duped by statements from co-founder and CEO Elon Musk and marketing materials from Tesla over the past six years suggesting full-fledged ...
For years, Elon Musk has made promises about what Tesla markets as Full Self-Driving technology— promises that he’ s failed to deliver, as no Tesla on the road today is capable of completely autonomous driving.

Tesla's Full Self-Driving technology may be a failure, Tesla lawyers admit — but it's not a fraud.

The electric car company is facing a class-action lawsuit from Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology customers. They claim they were ripped off, duped by statements from co-founder and CEO Elon Musk and marketing materials from Tesla over the past six years suggesting full-fledged autonomous driving was imminent. No Tesla on the road today is capable of full self driving, and yet Tesla sells what it calls a Full Self-Driving Capability for $15,000.

In its defense, Tesla lawyers said that "mere failure to realize a long-term, aspirational goal

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