A German court has banned US businessman Elon Musk's Tesla company from promoting its cars as self-driving cars.
According to Arabiya Net, the court considered this to mislead the consumer and harm the principles of competition between companies in the automotive market within the largest European economy.
The court said in the merits of its ruling that the American company gives the impression to the consumer that the driver assistance technology can completely replace the driver, which is what the court sees as inconsistent with the reality, according to a report Published by the American Forbes.
The unfair anti-competition authority has filed a lawsuit against the company, whose shares are flying around record levels in US financial markets, and says that Tesla cars do not have the full technology to Promoted as fully autonomous cars.
According to Forbes, the American company did not obtain the necessary legal approvals to use this technology in Germany, which led to the Authority receiving numerous complaints related to advertising content misleading before. The company that has become the largest car company in the world by market value.
The verdict against Tesla is not a final ruling and can appeal against it.
The demand for electric cars is increasing in Germany with a jump in the market share to reach 10% at a time when Tesla sales top the list of best-selling electric cars, which raises concerns about the consequences The negative of this ruling if the company rejects the appeal that is expected to be submitted.
At the end of last April, Tesla's Model 3 sales amounted to 1,490 cars to come in the forefront of selling electric cars, followed by one of the categories of the French company Renault.
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