Four Tesla drivers who sued the company over its allegedly deceptive “self-driving” claims will have to go to arbitration instead of pursuing a class action, a judge ruled.

  • Edgelord_Of_Tomorrow@lemmy.world
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    This is literally illegal in most developed countries. Only in the US and with Satan can you sign a contract that removes your rights under law.

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      Yup, those clauses should be illegal. Especially nowdays. In the past, you could cross out sections you don’t agree too before signing, or negotiate the contract somehow. But now, contracts are very clearly designed as a “take it or leave it” offer, and when literally everyone in a given marketplace for an essential product or service has the same clauses, it effectively removes your rights.

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    There was a case back in 2018 where Uber’s arbitration clause backfired on it, after an attempt at a class action suit failed 12,500 Uber drivers each filed for arbitration independently and Uber was absolutely swamped with arbitration fees. It’s unfortunate that it has to come to this sort of thing, but here’s hoping that similar troubles come Tesla’s way. Maybe eventually these giant corporations will learn if it keeps hurting them.