Many are worried that Tesla’s claims about working with Full Self-Driving technology (FSD), are not true. Although the semi-autonomous feature of Tesla is still in beta testing, regulators are not happy with how it uses customers to test. Customers are losing interest when told they have to pay more for features that were included with their cars. The most fascinating part of this story is how Tesla was sued by a man in small claims court.
Electrek reported on the lawsuit filed by Ian Jordan, Tesla’s owner, against the automaker in Washington state for additional costs associated with activating FSD. Although his Model 3 already came with the version 2.5 computer and was ready to go, Tesla offered $1,000 to upgrade it to FSD. Jordan’s small claims court challenge to Tesla’s absence was successful. However, the judge’s ruling against Tesla accused it of false advertising. He stated that the plaintiff purchased a second Tesla Model 3 based on an advertisement by the company that said all Tesla 3 models include all necessary hardware for self-driving. In fact, the defendant discovered that self-driving functions would require additional hardware upgrades of $1,106, which is in violation to Tesla’s false advertising.
Jordan sued Tesla for functionality loss in a Tesla vehicle with the MCU1 media device. The automaker denied that it could fix the problem and said Jordan would have to pay an additional $1657.50 for the upgrades. Tesla paid the two amounts quickly, but this court case could encourage other owners who are frustrated to take legal action. They face severe charges for FSD.
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