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According to the article, it seems like Tesla didn't land in hot water until they started to push the same scam outside of the US (article is mostly about Austr

According to the article, it seems like Tesla didn't land in hot water until they started to push the same scam outside of the US (article is mostly about Australia I think), but seems like regulators might be getting some balls to do the same in the US soon as far as I can tell.

baggachipz 1y ago
> seems like regulators might be getting some balls to do the same in the US soon You must be new here. Kidding aside, the only reason they would do anything would be if Tesla doesn't sufficiently kiss the king's ring, which they did to the tune of $250 million quite recently. More payments will likely be required, but it's a cost of doing "business" these days.
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- JumpCrisscross 1y ago
  > More payments will likely be required, but it's a cost of doing "business" these days A "multi-billion-dollar iceberg" is literally referenced in the headline. Like, yes, if Tesla pays back all HW2 and HW3 FSD buyers their purchase plus interest, they should be fine.
  - baggachipz 1y ago
    I meant that the payments will be... fees... to the executive branch of the US government. Still large, but way less than having to make their customers whole. A protection racket by the president, that's what I'm saying. A protection racket.
- CaptainOfCoit 1y ago
  > You must be new here. You too, as otherwise you surely would have at least skimmed the article before commenting :) > As we recently reported, thousands of Tesla owners have now joined a class action lawsuit in Australia[1] over Tesla misleading customers with its self-driving promises. > It adds to similar ongoing lawsuits in the US[2] and China[3] . 1 - https://electrek.co/2025/10/13/thousands-of-tesla-owners-join-class-action-lawsuit-over-full-self-driving-in-australia/ https://electrek.co/2025/10/13/thousands-of-tesla-owners-joi... 2 - https://electrek.co/2025/08/19/tesla-loses-bid-to-kill-class-action-over-misleading-customers-on-self-driving-capabilities-for-years/ https://electrek.co/2025/08/19/tesla-loses-bid-to-kill-class... 3 - (https://electrek.co/2025/09/22/tesla-being-sued-china-over-not-delivering-self-driving-hw3-cars/ https://electrek.co/2025/09/22/tesla-being-sued-china-over-n...)
  - baggachipz 1y ago
    My point was that the regulators aren't doing anything, and it requires a class action suit to do anything. Were regulators doing their job, they'd force Tesla to refund those who got scammed. Instead, a class action settlement MAY be reached and those who got scammed will get their check for $25 or whatever.

baggachipz 1y ago

> seems like regulators might be getting some balls to do the same in the US soon You must be new here. Kidding aside, the only reason they would do anything would be if Tesla doesn't sufficiently kiss the king's ring, which they did to the tune of $250 million quite recently. More payments will likely be required, but it's a cost of doing "business" these days.

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JumpCrisscross 1y ago
> More payments will likely be required, but it's a cost of doing "business" these days A "multi-billion-dollar iceberg" is literally referenced in the headline. Like, yes, if Tesla pays back all HW2 and HW3 FSD buyers their purchase plus interest, they should be fine.
- baggachipz 1y ago
  I meant that the payments will be... fees... to the executive branch of the US government. Still large, but way less than having to make their customers whole. A protection racket by the president, that's what I'm saying. A protection racket.
CaptainOfCoit 1y ago
> You must be new here. You too, as otherwise you surely would have at least skimmed the article before commenting :) > As we recently reported, thousands of Tesla owners have now joined a class action lawsuit in Australia[1] over Tesla misleading customers with its self-driving promises. > It adds to similar ongoing lawsuits in the US[2] and China[3] . 1 - https://electrek.co/2025/10/13/thousands-of-tesla-owners-join-class-action-lawsuit-over-full-self-driving-in-australia/ https://electrek.co/2025/10/13/thousands-of-tesla-owners-joi... 2 - https://electrek.co/2025/08/19/tesla-loses-bid-to-kill-class-action-over-misleading-customers-on-self-driving-capabilities-for-years/ https://electrek.co/2025/08/19/tesla-loses-bid-to-kill-class... 3 - (https://electrek.co/2025/09/22/tesla-being-sued-china-over-not-delivering-self-driving-hw3-cars/ https://electrek.co/2025/09/22/tesla-being-sued-china-over-n...)
- baggachipz 1y ago
  My point was that the regulators aren't doing anything, and it requires a class action suit to do anything. Were regulators doing their job, they'd force Tesla to refund those who got scammed. Instead, a class action settlement MAY be reached and those who got scammed will get their check for $25 or whatever.