{"id":6645,"date":"2018-07-02T20:48:09","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T20:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/?p=6645"},"modified":"2018-11-05T22:30:32","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T22:30:32","slug":"tesla-slammed-by-consumer-groups-for-autopilot-deceptive-advertising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ftcguardian.com\/articles\/tesla-slammed-by-consumer-groups-for-autopilot-deceptive-advertising\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla slammed by consumer groups for Autopilot \u2018deceptive advertising\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tesla slammed by consumer groups for Autopilot \u2018deceptive advertising\u2019<\/h1>\n

By\u00a0David R. B<\/a>aker<\/a><\/p>\n

With Tesla\u2019s Autopilot system under scrutiny following recent crashes, two consumer groups on Wednesday asked federal authorities to investigate the automaker for \u201cdangerously misleading and deceptive advertising,\u201d saying the company made its system seem closer to self-driving technology than it truly is.<\/p>\n

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In a letter to the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Auto Safety argue that Tesla\u2019s website and comments from CEO Elon Musk had led drivers to believe that cars operating under Autopilot are fully autonomous. Instead, they argue, Autopilot is closer to the lane-keeping technology found on many modern cars.<\/p>\n

Read the full article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Chip Cooper, Esq. is a practicing e-commerce and compliance attorney with the Atlanta law firm of Jones & Haley, P.C. Mr. Cooper is also CEO of FTC Guardian, Inc. (www.ftcguardian.com<\/a>), #1 in online training for FTC and GDPR compliance.<\/p>\n

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