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Tesla in court for misleading consumers
The California Department of Motor Vehicles sued a state administrative court against Tesla, accusing it of providing misleading information to consumers on the autonomous driving techniques of its vehicles, according to a press report published last Friday.
Management stated in the July lawsuit that the company “issued or published false or misleading statements that are not factual”, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The legal document on which the newspaper relied in its report indicated that Tesla had not previously operated and was “not currently operating as self-driving vehicles”.
The Automated Vehicle Department says Tesla uses a propaganda technique that shows that car performance systems are more good than they actually are.
The US administration did not respond after AFP tried to contact it.
Its victory in the case against the electric vehicle manufacturer could have serious consequences, as the Los Angeles Times explained, Tesla’s licenses to manufacture or sell its vehicles in California could be withdrawn.
The newspaper noted that the planned actions impinge on the accuracy of the information that the company should provide to customers.
In June, Tesla President Elon Musk emphasized the importance of the company’s fully autonomous driving system, considering that its value would be “near zero” without it.
Tesla’s shares fell 6.63% at the close of the New York Stock Exchange on Friday to $864.51 per share.
Tesla vehicles equipped with an autonomous driving program for 273 road accidents in the United States were hit by a June report by the National Highway Safety Administration investigating driver assistance systems in the U.S. automaker’s products.
The report examined vehicles equipped with second-tier software, which allows the vehicle to speed up or slow down and use the handlebar if necessary, but also requires a vigilant driver who is ready to take over the vehicle himself at any time.
Tesla’s vehicles were found to be concerned with about 70% of the total recorded reports between July and mid-May 2022 of accidents involving self-driving vehicles, with one Tesla vehicle constituting 392 accidents, according to the Department.
