Seoul court rejects Tesla owners' FSD refund suit, Reuters and Bloomberg report
A Seoul court dismissed Tesla owners' lawsuit seeking refunds over delayed Full Self-Driving features — a win for Tesla Korea, which argued it never promised a delivery date, and a signal for similar FSD claims elsewhere.
Reuters reported that a Seoul court dismissed a lawsuit by Tesla owners seeking refunds for Full Self-Driving, and Bloomberg headlined it as Tesla winning the South Korean suit over FSD feature delays. MT Newswires (via MarketScreener) carried the same news. The court's reasoning and any amounts could not be confirmed because the articles were not accessible.
Per earlier Korean press coverage, 98 owners sued Tesla Korea in December 2024 seeking the return of their FSD purchase price. At a March hearing, Tesla argued it never committed to an FSD timeline and blamed the delay on government regulation, while the owners called the sales practice a deception about the product's essence.
The ruling comes days after Seoul police booked 80 drivers for using illegal FSD-unlock devices, keeping FSD's legal status in Korea in the spotlight.
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