Automotive News: 3 Drivers Filed a Lawsuit Against Tesla for "Vaporware" Autopilot, Why millions of vehicle owners don't respond to recall notice
3 Drivers Filed a Lawsuit Against Tesla for "Vaporware" Autopilot
hree drivers filed suit against Tesla recently for not following through on promised safety features and for knowingly selling “non-functional” Enhanced Autopilot.
The proposed class-action lawsuit was filed against Tesla on April 19 and claims that Tesla is knowingly selling cars that have non-operational Enhanced Autopilot and is not providing the safety features promised to customers when they buy Tesla cars. Tesla has responded by saying that the suit is disingenuous and misrepresents the facts of what features are available on Tesla cars.
All three of the drivers purchased or leased a Tesla Model S in late November or early December of 2016. The three men say in the lawsuit that when he purchased the car the Tesla website stated that both Enhanced Autopilot and standard safety features would be available in December of 2016. Their claim states that when they received the cars, the promised features were not functional.
The safety features that the three men say they believed would come with the cars when they purchased them are: automatic emergency braking, front collision warning, side collision warning, and auto high beams. The three drivers say that only traffic aware cruise control has been updated, and call the Enhanced Autopilot system “Vaporware” and that its actual performance is “unpredictable.” The drivers also claim in the suit that Tesla sold them Enhanced Autopilot without being clear that there isn’t a fully self-driving version of the software available yet, and that the current Enhanced Autopilot is “simply too dangerous to be used.” read more »
Why millions of vehicle owners don’t respond to recall notice
Americans have a vehicle-recall problem.
And it’s not necessarily the number of recalls – although that has been rising in recent years.
A big problem is that millions of vehicle owners don’t get their vehicles repaired for reasons ranging from the expectation that dealerships will try to sell additional repairs to not knowing whether the recall applies to their vehicle or who to contact after getting a recall notice. read more »
US probes General Motors headlight failures, may add vehicles to recall
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says 128 owners have complained that low-beam lights can fail.
The US government is investigating whether General Motors should add about 312,000 vehicles to a 2015 recall for headlights that can suddenly go dark.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says 128 owners have complained that low-beam lights can fail.
The investigation covers the 2005 and 2009 Buick Lacrosse; the 2006 and 2007 Chevrolet TrailBlazer, GMC Envoy and Buick Rainier; the 2006-2008 Isuzu Ascender and Saab 9-7X; and the 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix. At the time of the recall GM said the headlamp module in the engine compartment could overheat and stop working properly. read more »
