Tesla barred from using 'Autopilot' name in Germany

Tesla cannot call its driver assistance system "Autopilot", a German court has ruled. Ruling on a lawsuit brought by a German competition regulator, the Munich Regional Court barred the electric car company from marketing its vehicles using the phrases "full potential for autonomous driving” and “Autopilot inclusive”. Dr Andreas Ottofülling, lawyer for the Wettbewerbszentrale anti-competition industry group, said: "Since autopiloted and autonomous driving at level 5 is cur