While Tesla Fights in Court, Its Competitors Are Quietly Winning the Autonomy War

Tesla’s new legal gambit to defend its autonomous driving fantasy clashes with the brutal reality of a deficient technology.

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More than two months ago, a state administrative judge in California determined that Tesla broke the law by misleading consumers. The argument: Tesla led them to believe that its cars had real self-driving capabilities, calling them “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” (commonly known as FSD). The issue is that Teslas can’t really drive by themselves; they still require drivers to remain constantly vigilant to prevent catastrophe. The verdict prompted the California Department of Motor Vehicles to threaten a temporary suspension of Tesla’s manufacturing and sales licenses.

Two months after........

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