Knightshade
Well-Known Member
If statements, whether they be verbal (such as autonomy day April 2019) or on Twitter (such as late 2016), are not QUALIFIED as being aspirational, then there may well be legal liability, regardless of what printed words on a website or paper contract state.
If you read the actual purchase agreement you'll notice it contains language specifically disclaiming any previous verbal statements FYI.
Apart from which there's no meeting of the minds for a contract when someone randomly says on twitter "I think we will be able to do X next year"
They are objectively late on delivering city streets. There might be a reasonable basis for a class action there. They promised it in writing during the purchase for end of 2019 delivery, then did so again for end of 2020- and missed both. Tesla very likely would have some legal liability for this (not legal advice!)- though as I say as long as they've delivered it by the time the suit gets settled it's likely to be, like their previous "delivered features but late" lawsuit, a fairly token amount to everyone in the class.
Folks trying to sue because their Tesla isn't L4/L5 and Elon speculated on twitter it might be by now though are going to have a...fun education in what an actual contract is.