The lawsuit filed in San Francisco by a Tesla owner claims the automaker has been “deceptively and misleadingly” marketing the Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” advanced driver assistance features since 2016.
Briggs Matsko, the named plaintiff, said Tesla did this to "generate excitement" about its vehicles, attract investments, boost sales, avoid bankruptcy, drive up its stock price and become a "dominant player" in electric vehicles, despite knowing that the technology was not yet there.
"Tesla has yet to produce anything even remotely approaching a fully self-driving car," Matsko said.
Matsko reportedly spent $5,000 for the Enhanced Autopilot package in 2018, which was sold as a precursor to “Full Self-Driving” tech, a $15,000 software add-on package that is still not ready to ship.
Tesla has said Autopilot enables vehicles to steer, accelerate and brake within their lanes, while Full Self-Driving lets vehicles obey...