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California regulator puts Tesla sales suspension order on hold

Tesla must revise its Autopilot marketing within 90 days to avoid a 30-day sales suspension in California, where nearly one-third of its U.S. sales occur, officials said.

  • The California Department of Motor Vehicles temporarily stayed the sales suspension with a 90-day stay and will delay releasing Administrative Law Judge Juliet E. Cox's proposal until December 22.
  • The California Department of Motor Vehicles said Tesla Inc.’s Full Self-Driving and Autopilot branding was misleading, linking it to overconfidence tied to dozens of crashes and multiple deaths.
  • The administrative judge recommended a 30-day sales and production suspension after years-long Oakland administrative court hearings and the November 21 ruling.
  • Regulators gave Tesla Inc. a 60-day compliance window to rename Autopilot or face sales suspension, while Tesla shares closed at a record $489.88 on Dec. 16.
  • As Tesla pushes robotaxi tests in Austin, Texas, Federal safety investigators recently expanded a probe of Tesla Inc.'s Full Self-Driving software, while the company relies on a camera-only sensor approach.
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California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims

California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla’s license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving features after a judge concluded the Elon Musk-led company has been misleading consumers about the techno

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