When a plane auto-pilot fails (e.g. Boeing 737-MAX), the manufacturer is responsible for the failure and its consequences.

That has always been the definition of auto-pilot.

Tesla might be able to redefine the term in the US, but this ruling is proof that other countries disagree with that.

Whatever Tesla is shipping isn't an autopilot, and calling it that is just deceptive marketing.

I mean looking at it it would be a good litmus test for how confident any automaker is in their tech, if the driver is still liable for crashes it implies the driver isn't fully out of the loop which is what I'd expect to be true if we're actually living up to the Autopilot name.