Tesla’s Self-Driving Car
Allegations: Falsely marketing that the company was “perpetually on the cusp of perfecting” a fully self-driving car when it was not
Bui-Ford et al. v. Tesla, Inc. d/b/a Tesla Motors, Inc.
23-cv-2321, N.D. Cal.
(May 2023)
Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles
Misrepresenting that vehicles’ batteries would outlast the vehicles when an automatic software update causes the batteries to lose significant battery capacity or become inoperable
Pending
Allegations: Falsely marketing that the company was “perpetually on the cusp of perfecting” a fully self-driving car when it was not
Allegations: Falsely advertising that electric vehicles can travel longer distances on a single charge than their actual average range
Allegations: Charging consumers more than the represented and agreed upon prices
Allegations: Falsely advertising that Tesla provides three years of free supercharging for vehicles
Allegations: Misrepresenting the parts to install, the price, and the time periods needed to install solar roof energy systems
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June 2018: A federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement agreement. According to its terms, the company agreed to, among other things, automatically provide each class member with a monetary award…
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TINA.org puts the auto industry on notice.
Exercise caution when car ads say ‘made’ or ‘built’ in the U.S.