SAN FRANCISCO<\/strong><\/p>\nTesla Inc has demanded a safety advocacy group take down videos of its vehicles running over child dummies when its driver assistant system was engaged, calling them \u201cdefamatory\u201d and \u201cmisleading.\u201d<\/p>\n
The group, the Dawn Project, has launched a nationwide TV campaign warning of alleged potential dangers of what Tesla calls \u201cFull Self-Driving\u201d (FSD) software, adding to public and regulatory scrutiny of the technology.<\/p>\n
One of the videos posted by the group shows a Tesla vehicle with FSD software running over child-sized mannequins, and says \u201cTell Congress to Shut it Down.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a Cease and Desist letter dated Aug. 11, Tesla said the Dawn Project and its founder \u201chave been disparaging Tesla\u2019s commercial interests and disseminating defamatory information to the public.\u201d The letter was disclosed by the Dawn Project on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Tesla threatened to take legal action, saying the tests in the videos are \u201clikely fraudulent\u201d and \u201cmisrepresent the capabilities of Tesla\u2019s technology.\u201d<\/p>\n
The US safety regulator has stepped up investigations of Tesla\u2019s Autopilot system following a series of crashes.<\/p>\n
The company said its \u201cFSD Beta,\u201d a test version of its new automated driving technology used by a limited number of consumers, \u201cdoes recognize pedestrians, including children, and when utilized properly, the system reacts to prevent or mitigate a collision.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Dawn Project was founded by Dan O\u2019Dowd, a critic of Tesla\u2019s FSD system and a software entrepreneur in California who had run for the US Senate.<\/p>\n
The Dawn Project said its tests are \u201care completely legitimate and not deceptive,\u201d and called Tesla\u2019s letter \u201cmarketing propaganda.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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