Tesla wrong to call automated driving system ‘Autopilot’, says US official

The top US transportation official says Tesla should not call its partially automated driving system Autopilot (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Tesla should not be calling its partially automated driving system “Autopilot” because the cars cannot drive themselves, the top transportation official in the US has said.

Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg said he is concerned about Tesla’s marketing of the system, which is under investigation by his department in connection with crashes that have caused at least 14 deaths.