Tesla, and in particular CEO Elon Musk, have been ambitious in their claims about Autopilot’s capabilities: the so-called “Full Self-Driving” or FSD (which is not at all, by the way, not even by confession of the company itself) introduced in October 2020 and now has more than 100,000 registered members among the world’s largest population of Tesla owners. according to the highest recent public figures.
The automaker still warns users of “Autopilot,” “Enhanced Autopilot” and “fully autonomous driving capability” that they want to remain “alert,” with their “hands on the wheel at all times” and to “keep [your car. “
That said, Musk himself warned that the FSD could be “safer than a human” before the end of this year in a pending January call. It’s a reiteration of a claim he had made on Twitter last year, noting that the FSD would “function at a much higher point of protection than the average motive force this year. “
Keep in mind that just because the Department of Justice is investigating doesn’t necessarily mean that fraud charges will be generated; They may simply opt for a civil action, do nothing at all, or sue.