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Consumer groups ask FTC to investigate “deceptive” Tesla Autopilot marketing

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by on May 24, 2018 at 4:43 pm
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Media darling Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla, is under fire for allegedly misleading consumers as to the efficacy of its Autopilot system. The responsible parties: A pair of consumer advocacy groups, The Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog, today sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking it to investigate “dangerously misleading and deceptive advertising and marketing practices and representations made by Tesla Motors, Inc. regarding the safety and capabilities of its Autopilot feature.” In the letter, the groups claim: Consumers in the market for a new Tesla see advertisements proclaiming, “Full Self-Driving Hardware on All Cars.”…

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Consumer groups ask FTC to investigate “deceptive” Tesla Autopilot marketing

May24
by on May 24, 2018 at 4:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence


Media darling Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla, is under fire for allegedly misleading consumers as to the efficacy of its Autopilot system. The responsible parties: A pair of consumer advocacy groups, The Center for Auto Safety and Consumer Watchdog, today sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking it to investigate “dangerously misleading and deceptive advertising and marketing practices and representations made by Tesla Motors, Inc. regarding the safety and capabilities of its Autopilot feature.” In the letter, the groups claim: Consumers in the market for a new Tesla see advertisements proclaiming, “Full Self-Driving Hardware on All Cars.”…

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Lessons learned by Vimeo’s new CEO, Anjali Sud

May24
by on May 24, 2018 at 4:18 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events


When you’re thrust into power after only three years at a company and then successfully rebuild its business model, you learn a few things along the way. That’s exactly what Anjali Sud, the new CEO of Vimeo, experienced last summer. She shared her business tips with the audience at TNW Conference today. Video-sharing platform Vimeo has gone through a massive upheaval, as it moved from creating its own content to becoming a SaaS technology company. Anjali was responsible for this vision of change. “I had the passion, and quite frankly, no one else was doing it,” she explained on stage.…

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Lessons learned by Vimeo’s new CEO, Anjali Sud

May24
by on May 24, 2018 at 4:18 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events


When you’re thrust into power after only three years at a company and then successfully rebuild its business model, you learn a few things along the way. That’s exactly what Anjali Sud, the new CEO of Vimeo, experienced last summer. She shared her business tips with the audience at TNW Conference today. Video-sharing platform Vimeo has gone through a massive upheaval, as it moved from creating its own content to becoming a SaaS technology company. Anjali was responsible for this vision of change. “I had the passion, and quite frankly, no one else was doing it,” she explained on stage.…

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TNW Conference attendees tell us why they’re here

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by on May 24, 2018 at 4:16 pm
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With thousands of attendees from every field of interest, from tech to marketing, we asked the crowd at TNW’s 2018 conference one simple question: Why are you here? The diversity of answers didn’t disappoint us. “I gave a talk today on how we shifted our strategy to focus more on creators and the future of video. It’s been really great to share our strategy and mission and story at The Next Web. Also, it’s really nice to be here in Amsterdam and to connect more directly with their community in Europe.” — Anjali Sud. CEO, Vimeo “We’re a very young…

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