TESLA is being sued over claims it misled its customers by falsely advertising the electric car company's Full Self-Driving and Autopilot features.
The lawsuit accuses Tesla as having advertised the self-driving technology as fully functioning or "just around the corner" since 2016 - despite the technology reportedly being nowhere near ready for mass production.
Plaintiff Briggs A. Matsko claims Tesla lied about how close the technology was to being released in order to boost sales, "generate media attention" and become a "dominant player" in electric vehicle manufacturing.
"Tesla has yet to produce anything even remotely approaching a fully self-driving car," Matsko said.
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving feature costs $15,000 and enables vehicles to automatically obey traffic signals and change lanes.
The electric manufacturer’s $6,000 Autopilot feature allows compatible cars to steer, accelerate, and brake within their lane.
Full Self-Driving and Autopilot features are currently semi-autonomous [semi-self-driving] and not fully autonomous.
Drivers engaged in Autopilot or Full Self-Driving are required to pay attention in case they need to take over manually during a hazard.
Matsko, of California, said Elon Musk’s company “deceptively and misleadingly marketed” the features while claiming it is “perpetually on the cusp of perfecting” fully autonomous technology, Bloomberg reports.
Matsko added: “These promises have proven false time and time again."
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