German Court Lets Tesla Ads Continue Referring To Autonomous Driving
Follow us on
Highlights
Tesla can continue referring to the capabilities of its driver assistance system and to autonomous driving in its advertising in Germany after a court threw out a complaint against the practice.
Germany's Wettbewerbszentrale, an industry-sponsored body tasked with policing anti-competitive practices, had filed the so-called non-admissibility complaint with Germany's Federal Court of Justice.
A spokesperson for the court said the complaint had been rejected on July 28, effectively allowing Tesla to keep using the phrases "full potential for autonomous driving" and "Autopilot inclusive" in its German advertising materials.
Industry publication Teslamag first reported the rejection earlier this week.
The complaint by Wettbewerbszentrale came in response to a ruling by the higher regional court Munich in October 2021 that confirmed an appeal by Tesla against a previous verdict by a lower district court that prohibited the use of the phrases.
Tesla earlier this month was also accused by a California state transportation regulator of falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features as providing autonomous vehicle control.
Last Updated on December 1, 2022
Great Deals on Used Cars
View All Used Cars
- 57,276 km
- Petrol
- Manual
- 25,000 km
- Petrol
- Manual
- 62,504 km
- Petrol
- Manual
- 25,354 km
- Petrol
- Manual
- 30,571 km
- Petrol
- AMT
- 54,918 km
- Petrol
- Manual
- 70,457 km
- Petrol
- Manual
- 17,000 km
- Petrol
- Manual
- 55,496 km
- Petrol
- AMT
- 39,000 km
- Petrol
- Manual
Upcoming Cars
Upcoming Bikes
Explore More
2 hours ago
The new video shows the subcompact SUV’s redesigned tail section and confirms that it will get ADAS functions
3 hours ago
The Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 4MATIC+ Coupe has an upgraded 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder turbo engine producing 442 bhp and 560 Nm torque.
5 hours ago
The Swift will be powered by a 1.2 litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine that puts out 81 bhp and 108 Nm of torque
5 hours ago
The Revuelto is powered by a 6.5 litre V12 engine mated to three electric motors that churn out a combined 1001 bhp
6 hours ago
Kia India takes the wraps off its new EV charging initiative, the K-Charge. It will be available to non-Kia EV owners as well.
6 hours ago
Milestone was reached about 7 years after the plant commenced operations in February 2017.
7 hours ago
Hero MotoCorp and Ather Energy come together to form a partnership for an inter-operable fast-charging network in India.
8 hours ago
Kawasaki is offering discount vouchers on the Vulcan S, Ninja 400, Ninja 650 and Versys 650 in its lineup with benefits going up to Rs. 60,000
8 hours ago
India-spec compact SUV to get a different design from the model sold in global markets.
8 hours ago
FADA reports that retail sales for automobiles in India were at an all-time high, with 28.54 lakh vehicles sold, surpassing 25.69 lakh vehicles sold in March 2020, when the industry transitioned from BS4 to BS6.
