Tesla touts self-driving to buyers, tells officials a different tale

Leaked emails to US officials appear to show that Tesla is either inflating its much-hyped advances towards fully autonomous driving or talking them down to officials. — dpa

For years, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has been telling the public that fully autonomous Teslas are just around the corner, no more than a year or two off.

The company has been telling regulators a very different story.