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Musk Quibbles With German Court Over Adverse Autopilot Ruling
- Munich judges rule Tesla falsely promised autonomous driving
- Fair-competition group sued the carmaker over its claims
Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
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Tesla Inc.’s promotion of Autopilot was rebuffed by a German court, which said the carmaker has misled consumers about its its driver-assistance system.
The Munich Regional Court on Tuesday ruled Tesla can no longer advertise vehicles the way it has in Germany and faulted the carmaker for improperly claiming they have “full potential for autonomous driving.” The judges also said the company wrongly promoted its cars as being able to self-navigate in cities by the end of 2019.