Last week, Tesla Inc.’s driver assistance system, autopilot, was to be audited by the German Courts to see if there was any misdirection when promoting its feature.. Tesla states on its German website that Tesla vehicles are suitable for autonomous driving. It was also advertised to the company that it would be capable of automated city driving by the end of 2019.
After these promises, a group of companies Tesla Inc.. sued his company. The companies suing automaker Tesla and Germany’s fair competition group Wettbewerbszentrale “Tesla promises more to its customers than it actually delivers.” said. In addition, the Munich court stated that it could be on the side of the fair competition group in the hearing held last month.
Final Decision for Tesla Autopilot Feature Has Been Made by Germany
The court that started this way concluded this week.. German Court ruled that Tesla vehicles misled consumers about autopilot feature and fully automatic driving. Germany has banned the inclusion of words like “suitable for autonomous driving” in Tesla’s advertising materials, Reuters news agency reported.. The nonprofit fair competition group that filed the lawsuit accused Tesla of promising more than it actually delivered.. “A legal framework for fully autonomous city driving does not yet exist, even in Germany,” said Andreas Ottofuelling, the group’s lawyer, in a press release. “Other promised functions are not yet working as advertised.” He added.
The autopilot system used by Tesla is similar to the advanced driver assistance systems found in many cars on the market today.. The autopilot system provides the lane tracking system of the vehicle used and controls the distance to other vehicles.. Autopilot is standard on all Tesla vehicles sold today. Electric car maker Tesla also sells vehicles equipped with a Fully Self-Drive package, or “FSD,” with more advanced features.. In Tesla vehicles, even those equipped with the FSD package, drivers must not completely abandon the control of the car and be careful.
These vehicles, which cannot serve more fully autonomously, are also used very carelessly by drivers.. For example, a British driver got out of the passenger seat after turning on the autopilot system.. This behavior led to him being banned from driving for 18 months.. Another Tesla driver, who died in an accident in March 2018, crashed his autopilot-enabled car into a concrete barrier.. It was stated that the cause of his accident was playing video games in the car.. Accidents have been made by many careless drivers like this. We can say that the decision made by Germany is a step towards reducing these.