I assume because Tesla, via Musk 's public proclamations kept claiming full self driving was just around the corner?
If you're assertion is that the FTC should be much more sceptical of claims by corporations, then you have a point.
If you're assertion is that the FTC should be much more sceptical of claims by corporations, then you have a point.
https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2021.08.18%2...
https://progresschamber.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/AV_-F...
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-...
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116199/documents/... page 40,41.
Whether the delay came from optimistic expectations about imminent progress, political or economic incentives, or simple regulatory inertia, the core issue remains the same: the terminology was tolerated for a long period, and that tolerance allowed ambiguity to accumulate.
My point isn’t about defending Tesla or trusting regulators’ judgment — it’s about asking why the shift happened only after years of implicit acceptance, and what effects that delay had on public understanding and responsibility.