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Self-driving in spotlight again after first Tesla autopilot crash in China
Published Wed, Aug 10, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Beijing
TESLA said on Wednesday that one of its cars had crashed in Beijing while in "autopilot" mode, with the driver contending that sales staff sold the function as "self-driving", overplaying its actual capabilities.
Tesla said it had reviewed data to confirm that the car was in autopilot mode, a system that takes control of steering and braking in certain conditions.
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