Tesla removes 'self-driving' and 'autopilot' from Chinese website

Tesla took the terms "self-driving" and "autopilot" down from its Chinese-language website after a driver in China crashed while driving with the autopilot on. 

The company told The Washington Post that the change was actually a mistake and it plans to add the word "autopilot" back and also include the term "automatic-assist driving." Mashable reached out to Tesla for comment and clarification regarding the terms.

The Tesla driver, who was using autopilot on a Beijing highway, smacked into a car parked haphazardly on the left side of the road in early August. Tesla's autopilot functionality is designed to keep vehicles from crashing. It is also built to make sure cars stay the same speed and within the same lane. Read more...