Tesla owner wins $10,600 judgment over undelivered FSD promises; company fights to delay payment
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Jameson Dow
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Summary
Ben Gawiser purchased a Tesla Model 3 in 2021 and paid $10,000 for the Full Self-Driving (FSD) package. After years of Tesla failing to deliver on its self-driving promises, Gawiser sued the company and won a $10,600 judgment. However, Tesla is actively fighting to delay payment, using legal tactics to postpone the payout even by a few days at a time. The case highlights ongoing consumer frustration with Tesla's unfulfilled autonomous driving claims.
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Tesla is still fighting to delay payment, even just a few days at a time.
For over a decade now, Tesla has sold a promise of vehicles that can drive themselves, even stating that every car it produced had all the hardware for self-driving.
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