Comment by gregshap 2 years ago If they show a car driving I believe it's capable of self-propulsion and not just rolling downhill. 7 comments gregshap Reply macNchz 2 years ago A marketing trick that has, in fact, been tried: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/09/nikola-admits-prototype... daveguy 2 years ago Used to be "marketing tricks" were prosecuted as fraud. jes5199 2 years ago still is. Nikola's CEO, Trevor Milton, was convicted of fraud and is awaiting sentencing. 1 reply → olliej 2 years ago If I recall correctly, that led to literal criminal fraud charges.And iirc Tesla is also being investigated for fraudulent claims for faking the safety of their self driving cars. dylan604 2 years ago Hmm, might I interest you in a video of an electric semi-truck?
macNchz 2 years ago A marketing trick that has, in fact, been tried: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/09/nikola-admits-prototype... daveguy 2 years ago Used to be "marketing tricks" were prosecuted as fraud. jes5199 2 years ago still is. Nikola's CEO, Trevor Milton, was convicted of fraud and is awaiting sentencing. 1 reply → olliej 2 years ago If I recall correctly, that led to literal criminal fraud charges.And iirc Tesla is also being investigated for fraudulent claims for faking the safety of their self driving cars.
daveguy 2 years ago Used to be "marketing tricks" were prosecuted as fraud. jes5199 2 years ago still is. Nikola's CEO, Trevor Milton, was convicted of fraud and is awaiting sentencing. 1 reply →
jes5199 2 years ago still is. Nikola's CEO, Trevor Milton, was convicted of fraud and is awaiting sentencing. 1 reply →
olliej 2 years ago If I recall correctly, that led to literal criminal fraud charges.And iirc Tesla is also being investigated for fraudulent claims for faking the safety of their self driving cars.
A marketing trick that has, in fact, been tried: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/09/nikola-admits-prototype...
Used to be "marketing tricks" were prosecuted as fraud.
still is. Nikola's CEO, Trevor Milton, was convicted of fraud and is awaiting sentencing.
1 reply →
If I recall correctly, that led to literal criminal fraud charges.
And iirc Tesla is also being investigated for fraudulent claims for faking the safety of their self driving cars.
Hmm, might I interest you in a video of an electric semi-truck?