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I don’t recall Tesla trying to silence talk about autonomous driving.

I mean, that’s the definition of Streisand Effect.

I believe that Tesla would prefer no advertising to "German court declared our claims about car capabilities a lie."

If anything this clarifies to people who thought that teslas could self-drive that this is incorrect and that their ads are deceptive. Tesla is pretty well known now so it's not exactly a positive look. Someone who planned to buy a Tesla based on its marketing might now consider one of the other EVs on the horizon.