Tesla sued for ‘deceiving’ consumers about self-driving cars


A California man claims the electric-car maker has ‘deceptively and misleadingly marketed’ its driver-assistance systems, while stringing the public along with statements that the company is ‘perpetually on the cusp of perfecting’ the technology. — Reuters

Tesla Inc was sued for failing to deliver on chief executive officer Elon Musk’s longstanding promise to produce a fully self-driving car.

A California man claims the electric-car maker has “deceptively and misleadingly marketed” its driver-assistance systems, while stringing the public along with statements that the company is “perpetually on the cusp of perfecting” the technology.

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