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By Simon Alvarez

Posted on September 20, 2023

Tesla has posted a critical reminder for owners who wish to transfer their Full Self-Driving (FSD) Capability to another vehicle. The announcement was shared on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. 

As per Tesla’s official account on X, electric vehicle owners are able to transfer their FSD suite to a new Tesla provided that they are able to take delivery by the end of September. This has resulted in some concern for a number of Tesla owners, as the delivery dates for their new vehicles are not within their control. 

Reminder that you can transfer Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability to your new Tesla when taking delivery by Sept 30

— Tesla (@Tesla) September 19, 2023

Tesla’s FSD Capability was reduced to a price of $12,000 late last month. Prior to this, the advanced driver-assist suite cost $15,000. It is then understandable why Tesla owners who purchased FSD years ago are looking forward to carrying over their purchase to a newer vehicle. 

But as per Tesla when it posted details for the initiative, customers must take delivery of their new vehicle between July 20 and September 30 to qualify for the limited-time free FSD transfer. The new vehicle must also be configured with FSD as well. 

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed the company’s free FSD transfers during the Q2 2023 earnings call. Requests for free FSD transfers have been around for some time, though during the Q2 2023 call, Musk finally relented. He noted, however, that the free FSD transfers are a one-time amnesty. 

“So we’re excited to announce that for Q3, we will be allowing transfer of FSD. This is a one-time amnesty, so you need to take advantage of it in Q3,” Musk said. 

It should be noted that once the FSD transfer is initiated, the old vehicle will retain basic Autopilot functionalities. If customers wish to have FSD on both their old and new Teslas, they would have to purchase Full Self-Driving Capability for their new car as well. Both old and new vehicles must also be listed under the same Tesla account. 

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Tesla posts critical reminder for free FSD Beta transfers

By Joey Klender

Posted on September 19, 2023

Tesla has been cleared of wrongdoing in a toxic workplace lawsuit that was brought on by shareholders.

On Tuesday, a federal court ruled that the shareholders’ lawsuit had shortcomings in terms of the claims of their suit, which accused Tesla of causing both financial and reputational harm because of the numerous stories and other cases that have come up over the past few years.

These include claims of sexist abuse, racism, and discrimination inside the company’s factories. Investors who filed the suit claim that Tesla’s work environments “exposed the company to significant liability risk,” according to Soloman Chau and Alvin Janklow, investors who sued the automaker said in the complaint.

A U.S. District Court of the Western District of Texas dismissed the suit on the grounds that “at least some of the defendants aren’t likely liable,” according to a report from Bloomberg Law.

Judge David Alan Ezra said that courts must consider several things to see whether a demand would be futile, including whether a person received a benefit for the misconduct, whether the claims are substantially likely, or if they lack independence from a person who received a benefit or faces liability.

Futility is found if more than half of the board can be found as applicable to those terms, according to the report.

Ezra said fewer directors should be counted because some had left Tesla before the lawsuit was filed.

Ezra dismissed the case without prejudice, but the plaintiffs are granted the right to file an amended complaint within 30 days.

Tesla has fended off cases involving racism from its factories for years, including the most notable case involving Owen Diaz, which initially rewarded him $137 million for facing harassment at the company’s Fremont factory while he worked there as an elevator operator.

The judgment was appealed as Diaz attempted to get more money and changed to $15 million, a significantly lower amount than initially ruled. In a second trial, Diaz was awarded just $3.2 million.

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Tesla cleared of wrongdoing in toxic workplace lawsuit from shareholders