His father Gao Jubin filed the case against the company in June, lawyer Cui Qiuna told Agence France-Presse. The family believed the son was driving in Tesla’s Autopilot mode and accused the firm of overstating the function’s capabilities, she said. “Tesla has been contacting Mr. Gao for a talk over reconciliation conditions but has yet to put forward a concrete solution,” she said. Tesla in August rephrased its description of the Autopilot system in some advertisements but “some of their staffers and their pamphlets are still using terms like ‘automatic driving'”, Cui said. The company has said the Autopilot system, introduced last year, is not a fully autonomous system and drivers are cautioned that they need to be at the wheel and in control.

Source: Manila Times September 21, 2016 07:30 UTC