Tesla sued in Germany for misleading advertising of Autopilot

A German consumer protection agency has filed a lawsuit against Tesla, alleging that the promises on its website are misleading.

It is obvious to everyone that although Tesla's Autopilot is constantly evolving and experiencing constant improvements, Elon Musk's promises about a near future in which his vehicles will drive autonomously without any help are probably just a mistake. too optimistic.

All this would remain an anecdote if it were not for the fact that, finally, It could also have legal consequences, at least in Germany.

Tesla has just been sued by a consumer protection agency in that country. The reason for the lawsuit is that, in the opinion of this agency, Tesla is making false promises about some of the capabilities of Autopilot, as well as the fully autonomous driving package.

These are the reasons that have led this agency to report Tesla in Germany

La Competition headquarters, which is what this agency is called, has just announced that it has filed this lawsuit against Tesla with the relevant legal institutions in the city of Munich. The wording of the lawsuit refers to some of the statements that appear on Tesla's website. For example: «Autopilot included","full autonomous driving capability«; as well as the promise that by the end of the year it will offer «automatic driving on urban roads«.

Competition headquarters considers that these promises are misleading, since many buyers may think that by the end of this year 2019 their new vehicle will be practically autonomous, When this is not going to be so.

This German consumer protection agency argues that Tesla is making these claims even though it knows that they will not come true, since even if the American firm had all the software ready to allow it - which remains to be seen -, The current regulations in Germany would not allow this..

Tesla has its back covered

It remains to be seen how far this demand goes and whether it has any effect. Although they are probably not entirely wrong, the fact is that Tesla's configuration website Along with these same statements, a little further down, the American firm includes the following notice:

“Current features require active supervision by the driver and do not make the car autonomous. Some of the features require the use of turn signals and are limited in scope. Activation and use of these features will depend on the ability to achieve superior reliability of human drivers, as demonstrated by billions of miles of experience. It is also dependent on legislative approval, which may take longer in some jurisdictions. As these self-driving features evolve, your car will be continually updated through over-the-air updates.”