Tesla Owner Billed $539 After Testing Emergency Drive Function

A Tesla owner reportedly received a bill for $539 after pressing the "Activate" button, even though the brand had explicitly warned against it. The function is intended for emergencies and must not be used for testing.

According to the available reports, the driver tried out the emergency drive-away function, even though Tesla had previously indicated that owners should not try this themselves. For some, that warning apparently was not enough to keep them from putting it into practice.

An additional source describes a video in which a Tesla driver, according to the people who made the recording, considerably disrupted his evening while testing the new emergency function. According to that source, this is the first documented demonstration of this new feature in practice. The amount the driver could face in that situation is cited as $25,000.

The story shows how a safety feature meant for exceptional situations can, in practice, be tested by owners. Tesla has made clear that using the function without necessity can lead to costs, a position that emerges from the sources.

Source: insideevs.com

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