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Therese de Vroomen added, however, she was not sure whether the
agency - the Dutch Road Traffic Service (RDW) - would take any
action to follow up its concerns.
Over the weekend, Germany's transport ministry said it had asked
Tesla to stop using the term "Autopilot" in advertising because
it might suggest drivers' attention was not needed.
Tesla said in response to that request that autopilot had been
used in the aerospace industry for decades to describe a system
operating in conjunction with a human driver, and the company
had always made it clear to customers that the system required
drivers to pay attention at all times.
In 2015, the RDW approved Tesla's "Autopilot" feature for use
throughout Europe. The agency's concerns only relate to the name
and not to the system itself.
De Vroomen said there had been discussions within the RDW about
whether the name was appropriate, but was unsure whether it
would, like Germany, ask Tesla to stop using it.
The Dutch Advertising Code Authority, which oversees standards
in the advertising industry, said it had not received any
complaints about Tesla's use of the name "Autopilot".
The system has been the focus of intense scrutiny since a Tesla
Model S driver was killed while using the technology in a May 7
collision with a truck in Florida.
(Reporting by Toby Sterling; Editing by Mark Potter)
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