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With a focus on the ranking provided by Consumer Reports, the commentator drew attention to the likelihood that ratings of driver assistance technologies were linked to the advertising dollars spent by automakers. They argued that this pattern of advertising and subsequent rankings indicated a bias against Tesla, which does not emulate a similar advertising strategy.
As the discussion continued, notable inconsistencies were highlighted, such as the ratings of Ford and General Motors’ systems being significantly better than Tesla's without a thorough evaluation process. The evident disparity led to further musings on the motivations behind such rankings.