"The California DMV confirmed Tesla's "corrective action" on February 17, 2026, with director Steve Gordon saying: "The DMV is committed to safety throughout all California's roadways and communities. The department is pleased that Tesla took the required action to remain in compliance with the State of California's consumer protections." This comes after Tesla was given 60 days from December 16, 2025 to fall in line with the agency's request."
"The requirement followed a lengthy case over Tesla's use of the words "Autopilot" and "Full Self-Driving" in relation to its advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), along with the sentence: "The system is designed to be able to conduct short and long-distance trips with no action required by the person in the driver's seat." The California DMV said yesterday: "Vehicles equipped with those ADAS features could not, at the time of those advertisements, and cannot now, operate as autonomous vehicles.""
Tesla removed the term "Autopilot" from its marketing and added "Supervised" to Full Self-Driving (FSD) to indicate driver supervision is required. The California DMV confirmed corrective action on February 17, 2026 and emphasized its commitment to roadway safety. The requirement followed a lengthy case over Tesla's use of the terms and a claim that the system could conduct trips with no driver action; the marketing dated back to May 2021. The DMV stated those ADAS features could not, then or now, operate as autonomous vehicles. Tesla acted to avoid a proposed 30-day license suspension after a later review allowed 60 days to comply.
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