Consumer Reports Downgrades Tesla Over Delayed Software Updates

Tesla Model S and Model X owners with self-driving hardware have been waiting patiently for the company to bring their vehicles to feature parity with first generation Autopilot cars. Originally promised by the end of 2016, the process is still on going and many customers have grown impatient with the delay.

One of those customers is Consumer Reports, which purchases cars for its test fleet instead of accepting loaners from manufacturers in order to maintain a degree of impartiality in its findings. CR lowered its rating of the Tesla Model S and Model X by two points today because the long promised software upgrade that would enable automatic emergency braking has failed to materialize. The two-car downgrade means the Model S is no longer the top ranked ultra luxury sedan and puts the Model X near the bottom of the rankings for midsize luxury SUVs.

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SanJoseDriver - 4/27/2017 1:27:47 PM

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This seems like a marketing ploy since Tesla just rolled out this feature this week, and Consumer Reports knew Tesla was rolling this out. They will get a traffic bump for announcing this news as well as announcing that the scores are back to normal next week.

SanJoseDriver - 5/5/2017 10:02:49 PM

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I doubt that very much, especially considering the Model S has at least a 40% lower accident rate than other cars.