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Tesla Drops 'Autopilot' Marketing and Avoids California DMV Suspension ...
Tesla ended misleading Autopilot marketing in California, avoiding a 30-day license suspension after regulators mandated clearer consumer protections for driver-assist features.
- California DMV announced Tuesday that Tesla Inc. took `corrective action` and came into compliance, avoiding a 30-day suspension over Autopilot and Full Self-Driving marketing.
- An administrative judge in December found Tesla violated state law for exaggerating Autopilot and Full Self-Driving capabilities and gave a 90-day compliance window.
- By rebranding, Tesla removed Autosteer from new vehicles and discontinued its standalone Autopilot product in January, marketing FSD as `Full Self Driving `.
- Tesla said, 'Sales in California will continue uninterrupted,' and regulators emphasized Tesla took required action to avoid suspension that could halt sales and robotaxi operations.
- Alongside compliance, lawsuits and crash findings, including a Miami jury ordering $240 million, continue to shape Tesla's legal and safety challenges, critics allege steering toward paid FSD.
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Tesla Agrees to Stop Using the Term ‘Autopilot’ in California to Avoid 30-Day Sales Suspension
Tesla was facing a 30-day ban of all car sales in California over deceptive use of the term “autopilot” in their marketing materials, but the electric carmaker just backed down and simply agreed to stop using that word. With all of the wild controversies surrounding Tesla automobiles lately, it had kind of fallen by the wayside that California Attorney General Rob Bonta had sued the electric car manufacturer a couple years back for exaggerating …
Tesla avoids California sales suspension after DMV review
Tesla will not face a 30-day sales suspension in California after the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) stated that the company has come into compliance regarding the marketing of its automated-driving features. The agency confirmed Tuesday that Tesla has taken “corrective action” following a prior ruling over how it promoted Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD), as noted in a Bloomberg News report. The California DMV had previously g…
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