Tesla renames ‘Full Self-Driving’ to ‘Tesla Assisted Driving’ in Europe
The name change is enough for Germany's transport minister to start advocating for Europe-wide adoption of the driver assistance software.
According to TechCrunch, the name change is enough for Germany's transport minister to start advocating for Europe-wide adoption of the driver assistance software.
The story is also being covered by CNBC. CNBC adds: German regulators called Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" brand name "somewhat misleading."
This technology story centres on Germany. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Tesla Assisted Driving’, Full Self-Driving’ and Europe-wide.
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- Location
- Germany · Europe
- Reported by
- TechCrunch and CNBC
- First reported
- Key names
- Tesla Assisted Driving’, Full Self-Driving’, Europe-wide, German
- Section
- Technology
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- TechCrunchTesla renames ‘Full Self-Driving’ to ‘Tesla Assisted Driving’ in Europe
- CNBCTesla drops 'Full Self-Driving' brand name in Europe after regulator pushback
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