Overview
- Tentpole case lead plaintiff Tom LoSavio won class‑action status in California covering roughly 3,000 owners, and Tesla is appealing the certification to the Ninth Circuit.
- Plaintiffs seek refunds for buyers from 2016 to 2024 who paid for Full Self‑Driving and ask the court to bar Tesla from marketing cars as self‑driving.
- Successive hardware changes left many older Teslas unable to run the newest software, while the current package sold as Full Self‑Driving (Supervised) costs $99 a month and still requires driver oversight.
- Parallel efforts have surfaced abroad, including a class action in Australia and a European organizing push, as Dutch regulators approved FSD only on Tesla’s latest hardware.
- Tesla is piloting a small robotaxi service in Austin and promoting a two‑seat Cybercab, yet even Elon Musk has said many vehicles will need new computers for true autonomy, leaving early FSD buyers waiting after paying up to $8,000.