According to foreign media CNBC reports, Tesla is facing a new investigation, and the California Attorney General’s Office is investigating the company’s Autopilot functional safety issues and “misleading” marketing practices.
It is reported that Elon Musk has claimed that Tesla vehicles will have fully driverless functions since 2016, when he said that all new Tesla electric vehicles will be equipped with the necessary software and hardware. But in fact, until today, Tesla’s promise has not been realized, so it has been strongly dissatisfied with car owners in Europe and the United States.
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And in California, Tesla vehicles are currently facing investigations from a flaw in Autopilot called “phantom braking” (Tesla vehicles suddenly brake for no reason in Autopilot mode).
The California Attorney General’s Office recently called former Tesla owner Greg Wester about his previous complaint to the Federal Trade Commission in August 2022 about Tesla’s “phantom brakes” and claims he believed the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system was misleading.
“Tesla should provide customers with the option to get a full refund on the Autopilot feature if they are not satisfied with the product,” Greg Wester said in a previous interview. He said that when buying FSD, “the owner spent money, but did not get the experience Elon Musk promised.”
After inquiries, it is learned that Tesla had previously stated in its second-quarter financial documents that the company had received “information disclosure requests from regulators.” While Tesla has previously confirmed that it will disclose “documentation related to Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD functions requested by the Department of Justice,” Tesla has not previously disclosed that the California Attorney General’s Office will begin investigating the company.
