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Germany’s Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt has asked Tesla to stop using the term ‘Autopilot’ to describe its electric cars’ driving assistance system in ads, reports Reuters. The feature, which lets Tesla vehicles drive and park themselves, has been improperly used in the past – drivers have been reported in recent times as sleeping at the wheel and even rushing themselves to the hospital with Autopilot engaged. In May, a person died when their Tesla failed to avoid an accident while in Autopilot mode. Tesla countered by pointing out that the term ‘Autopilot’ has been used in aerospace for decades, and that the…

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