It?s that sort of incident that has some worried about the technology, though it?s the wording of it that Germany has more of a problem with. The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) sent the letter to Tesla, stating that calling its autonomous assistance features ?autopilot,? made it sound like you could take your hands off of the wheel.
?It can be confirmed that a letter to Tesla exists with the request to no longer use the misleading term Autopilot for the driver assistance system of the car,? it said in a statement to Reuters.
Tesla?s response has been to deny that autopilot is misleading and that it has always made it clear to customers that they still had to pay attention when the car was in control. It also highlighted the air industry, where pilots with ?autopilot,? engaged, were still required to pay attention to the flight.
It also argued that its autopilot feature added an additional layer of safety which could potentially save a lot of lives.
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