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# Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies
- URL: https://werd.io/tesla-video-promoting-self-driving-was-staged-engineer-testifies/
- Published: 2023-01-17T17:48:48.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-17T17:48:48.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“A 2016 video that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior engineer.” They’re fun cars to drive, but don’t let them drive themselves. [#Technology](https://werd.io/tag/Technology)

\[[Link](https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-video-promoting-self-driving-was-staged-engineer-testifies-2023-01-17/)\]