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October 17, 2016

Berlin tells Tesla: Stop ads with 'misleading' autopilot term
Berlin (AFP) Oct 16, 2016
Germany wants Tesla to stop advertising the "autopilot" function on its cars because it leads to false customer expectations, as the system comes under scrutiny following two fatal crashes. Transport regulator KBA has written to the company, telling it: "In order to prevent misunderstandings and false expectations from clients, we are asking that the misleading term 'Autopilot' no longer be used in advertisements for the system." The KBA letter cited in Bild am Sonntag was confirmed to AFP by th ... read more

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