A South Korean court recently dismissed a lawsuit brought by dozens of Tesla owners. These car owners previously requested Tesla to refund the costs associated with failure to deliver autonomous driving assistive technology on time. The 89 plaintiffs in this lawsuit demanded that Tesla refund up to 9 million won per person on the grounds that they failed to obtain full access to Tesla's “fully autonomous driving” kit. On Thursday, the Seoul Central District Court rejected the claims on the grounds that Tesla had delivered some features to car owners by updating its now-decommissioned “autonomous assisted driving” software. Presiding Judge Kim Seok-beom said, “The defendant was obligated to deliver technically feasible autonomous driving functions within the scope permitted by domestic and foreign regulations and laws, and the plaintiff did obtain some of the features included in the FSD kit.” This ruling is a big plus for Tesla. Currently, Tesla is actively seeking approval for FSD functionality in more markets outside of North America. Prior to that, the software and how it was marketed sparked resistance from regulators in some regions. To this end, Tesla recently adjusted the description of some of its autonomous driving assistance technologies to seek regulatory approval in more markets, including Europe.

A South Korean court recently dismissed a lawsuit brought by dozens of Tesla owners. These car owners previously requested Tesla to refund the costs associated with failure to deliver autonomous driving assistive technology on time. The 89 plaintiffs in this lawsuit demanded that Tesla refund up to 9 million won per person on the grounds that they failed to obtain full access to Tesla's “fully autonomous driving” kit. On Thursday, the Seoul Central District Court rejected the claims on the grounds that Tesla had delivered some features to car owners by updating its now-decommissioned “autonomous assisted driving” software. Presiding Judge Kim Seok-beom said, “The defendant was obligated to deliver technically feasible autonomous driving functions within the scope permitted by domestic and foreign regulations and laws, and the plaintiff did obtain some of the features included in the FSD kit.” This ruling is a big plus for Tesla. Currently, Tesla is actively seeking approval for FSD functionality in more markets outside of North America. Prior to that, the software and how it was marketed sparked resistance from regulators in some regions. To this end, Tesla recently adjusted the description of some of its autonomous driving assistance technologies to seek regulatory approval in more markets, including Europe.