Tesla Owners' Lawsuit Shifted To Arbitration In Recent California Ruling

A California judge has diverted a class action lawsuit brought by a group of Tesla owners to individual arbitration. The Austin-based automaker is the subject of several ongoing trials and investigations over the Autopilot driver assistance feature, however, this particular case will no longer be handled by the court.

Gilliam also dismissed a fifth plaintiff’s claim – this owner wasn’t bound by the arbitration agreement but he apparently waited too long to sue, the report stated. The ruling doesn’t signal an end to Tesla’s woes. The plaintiffs' lawyer, Andrew Kirtley, said that he was prepared to file thousands of arbitration cases for Tesla customers. The owners are accusing Tesla of false advertising concerning its Full-Self Driving technology, for which they paid thousands of dollars over the past few years.

FSD is a Society Of Automotive Engineers Level 2+ driver assistance system, which by definition means that it does not make Tesla EVs fully autonomous, contrary to what the terminology might sound like to some owners. Tesla has reiterated that its driver assistance systems require full driver attention and preparedness for intervention..

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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