TSLAWhen the robotaxi dream meets a judge
Tesla has spent years pitching Full Self-Driving like it’s the finish line for the whole company. But this story is a reminder that the road to autonomy is less “smooth highway” and more “construction zone with a cone missing.”
Ben Gawiser, an Oracle executive and Tesla owner, sued the company after waiting years for the fully autonomous driving he says he was promised. The core gripe? His vehicle is too old to support unsupervised FSD, which means the shiny future got wedged behind hardware reality.
Why investors should care
This isn’t just one frustrated customer being dramatic on the internet. Tesla’s autonomy pitch is a huge part of the stock’s story — basically the extra-cheese layer on top of the EV pizza. If customers, courts, or regulators keep pushing back on those promises, it can add legal risk, reputational noise, and more pressure on Tesla to prove FSD is more than a demo reel.
What matters here:
- Tesla’s autonomy roadmap is still a major valuation wild card
- Older cars not supporting unsupervised FSD could turn into a bigger customer-relations headache
- Every legal loss around FSD makes the “when, not if” narrative a little less comfy
Big picture: Tesla doesn’t just need to build the future — it needs to survive the lawsuits while it does it.