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China’s BYD Takes the Lead Over Tesla in the Self-Driving Car Wars | By promising to pay for AI failures, the Chinese EV giant is challenging Tesla's "use at your own risk" model.


By promising to pay for AI failures, the Chinese EV giant is challenging Tesla's "use at your own risk" model.

Despite its name, FSD requires full driver supervision, and Tesla repeatedly reminds users that they, not the company, are legally responsible for anything that happens on the road. But the company’s growing international presence, including its aggressive push into Europe and Latin America, raises a critical question: will BYD bring this liability pledge to Western markets? It would also put immense pressure on companies like Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, and GM to offer similar guarantees or risk appearing evasive to consumers.

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