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Tesla wins Autopilot, FSD “misleading” marketing lawsuit in Germany: report

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The group also accused Tesla of selling its cars with the promise that they are capable of “automatic driving in town,” an apparent reference to City Streets driving, a feature of the company’s Full Self-Driving suite. . Tesla had to alter some language on its official website in Germany when referring to its vehicles’ future features.

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Tesla refutes LA Times’ claims regarding Elon Musk lawsuit

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The LA Times article titled “Musk said he’d never settle an unjust legal case against him. Mr. Hothi accepted a “998” offer under California law. ” The LA Times and Hothi’s lawyers are referring to a tweet from Elon Musk, published in 2022, in which he stated he would not back down from an unjust lawsuit.

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EPA and California ARB charge Volkswagen with using software defeat device to circumvent NOx testing in 4-cylinder 2.0L diesels

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(collectively referred to here as Volkswagen). California is separately issuing an In-Use Compliance letter to Volkswagen, and EPA and the California Air Resources Board (ARB) have both initiated investigations based on Volkswagen’s alleged actions. Passat (Model Years 2014-2015).

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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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They have been referred to by several names, including ridesourcing, ride-hailing, and e-hail. Ridesourcing is the preferred international standard, but we refer to TNC throughout this text because it is the legal term used in California, where this study was conducted.

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Tesla faces new racial bias trial in wake of rejected payout

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The Tesla Fremont facility has been surrounded by legal controversy for years, primarily around allegations of racial bias. Further, he claims coworkers often used racial slurs when referring to African American coworkers. The first class action lawsuit involves numerous plaintiffs and is headed to a California state court.

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In San Francisco, being a human rather of a robotic will value you

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In California and maximum alternative states, taxis are regulated through towns. “For all of those reasons, we wanted to regulate Uber and Lyft, and the [California Public Utilities Commission] superseded us,” Peskin stated. We do not have the legal authority to issue a ticket to the car or to the company that owns the car.”

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US files civil complaint against Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche for alleged Clean Air Act violations

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collectively referred to as Volkswagen). A civil complaint does not preclude the government from seeking other legal remedies. The United States will seek to transfer its case and fully participate in the pretrial proceedings now initiated in the related multi-district litigation in the Northern District of California.

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