Tesla touts safeguards; senator wants 'Autopilot' rebranded

Tesla Autopilot — (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg)

By:

DAVID SHEPARDSON

By:

Reuters

January 24, 2020 05:08 PM

WASHINGTON -- A U.S. senator on Friday urged Tesla Inc. to rebrand its driver assistance system Autopilot, saying it has "an inherently misleading name" and is subject to potentially dangerous misuse.

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