Elon Musk's Tesla accused of fraud, false advertising of 'autopilot' technology in lawsuit

Elon Musk-owned electric car maker Tesla is accused of fraud, by drivers

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Tesla is facing allegations of fraud, falsely misleading advertisements of its Autopilot system

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Tesla sells this technology for thousands of dollars by talking about the Autopilot system as an addon to its car.

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Tesla's customer Briggs Matsko has filed a class action lawsuit against Tesla in a California court.

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He has sought damages and jury trial against the automaker Tesla and CEO Elon Musk from the court.

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He Claims To Have Paid $5000 For Auto Pilot System Upgradation In The 2018 Tesla Model X

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Tesla and CEO Elon Musk have repeatedly made misleading advertisements about Tesla's advanced driver assistant system called Autopilot technology.

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In 2016 Tesla released a video showing a Tesla car driving through busy roads and intersections to reach its destination completely safe and self-driving.

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In fact, the Tesla employee who made the video has revealed that the video used commercial mapping software in the car, which is not made available to Tesla customers.

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Since 2017, Tesla and Musk have repeatedly made misleading advertisements and statements about the Auto Pilot system. They claim that some version of their car is capable of completely self-driving under all conditions

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Due to their misleading statements, which are completely false, many times Tesla drivers have faced accidents, including the 2018 single highway accident in which the Tesla driver was killed.

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