Tesla Accused of Deception in Promoting Autopilot

Re:Tesla Accused of Deception in Promoting Autopilot by cpuguy83 on Thursday May 24, 2018 @08:00AM (#17143121)

Come on... We all know that sales people will quite literally say anything to make a sale.

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Re:Tesla Accused of Deception in Promoting Autopilot by slfnflctd on Thursday May 24, 2018 @08:07AM (#17143154)

This is understood, and we all expect them to carefully phrase things to put their product in the best possible light. Misleading statements are the norm.

Outright lying is another matter entirely, and in some cases could even be criminal. If I have you on video telling me I can drive the car I'm buying at 90 mph toward a brick wall and the car will prevent a collision, and I then test that statement and die, the video will be used against you in court by my surviving family members.

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Re:Tesla Accused of Deception in Promoting Autopilot by Animats on Thursday May 24, 2018 @07:03PM (#17149289)

This is understood, and we all expect them to carefully phrase things to put their product in the best possible light. Misleading statements are the norm.

Only where enforcement is weak. Two years ago, the government of Germany shut down Tesla's "autopilot" advertising for making false claims.

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Re:Tesla Accused of Deception in Promoting Autopilot by mannykannot on Thursday May 24, 2018 @09:08AM (#17143567)

And that's no reason for us to accept it without comment. Especially when it encourages people who are not quite as smart as you to do things that put other people (and themselves) at risk.

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