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Tesla Ordered By Courts To Buy Back Model 3 After Customer Describes Autopilot As A 'Drunk Novice Driver'
Tesla Ordered By Courts To Buy Back Model 3 After Customer Describes Autopilot As A 'Drunk Novice Driver'-August 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:10:26

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We all know that Tesla’s Autopilot. Apparently, the law agrees as a German court has ordered the EV maker to buy a customer’s Model 3 back after they complained about Autopilot not functioning as it should, reports.

Since its rushed introduction in 2016, Tesla has been trying to pass Autopilot off as autonomous driving. . What started as a $5,000 option in 2016 has now ballooned to a and includes features like auto lane changing and a summon feature. However, many of those features are not available overseas due to European regulations, and buyers are realizing that Autopilot isn’t what Tesla made it out to be.

The buyer in Germany filed a suit against Tesla, essentially saying the software for Autopilot wasn’t compatible with his vehicle. Many of the features in the package he purchased for €6,300 ($6,983) didn’t even work in his vehicle. From German news outlet :

…assistance functions such as automatically overtaking slower vehicles on the freeway did not work. The steering behavior at entrances and exits or motorway junctions is spongy and resembles that of a “drunk novice driver”. Traffic lights and stop signs are not recognized.

The lawyer for the plaintiff, who also claims to be a Tesla owner himself, says the case is groundbreaking and sets a precedent for Tesla to “vouch” for its software. Tesla of course disagrees with the ruling saying that any issues with the vehicle and its software could’ve been solved with a free repair or an update.

The court still didn’t buy it and ordered Tesla to refund the buyer the full purchase price of their Model 3: €69,000 or just over $76,000. Tesla is appealing the decision. This all couldn’t have come at a worse time for Tesla, as the automaker beta testing of Autopilot in Europe.

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