"Tesla will avoid a 30-day suspension of its dealer and manufacturer licenses in California, its biggest market, after the US electric vehicle maker stopped using the term autopilot in the marketing of its vehicles in the state. Tesla now uses the term supervised in references to its full self-driving technology and has stopped using autopilot entirely in its marketing in the state."
"The decision by the California department of motor vehicles comes after CEO Elon Musk's electric vehicle company was found by an administrative law judge last year to have misled drivers about the ability of Tesla cars to drive themselves in its use of the terms autopilot and full self-driving. In 2022, the DMV had accused Tesla of misleading consumers by using autopilot and full self-driving for its advanced driver-assistance features."
"Autopilot enables Tesla vehicles to accelerate, brake and remain within their lanes on highways. Full self-driving allows vehicles to change lanes and respond to traffic signals on city streets. The judge had recommended that regulators suspend Tesla's license to sell cars for 30 days, but the regulators gave the company a 90-day window to make changes. They decided it had done that sufficiently to fix the deceptive marketing."
Tesla avoided a 30-day suspension of its California dealer and manufacturer licenses after it stopped using the term 'autopilot' in state vehicle marketing. The company now labels its full self-driving technology as 'supervised' and has removed 'autopilot' from marketing within the state. California regulators concluded that Tesla had stopped misleading drivers about vehicle safety and will not suspend its state sales license. An administrative law judge had earlier found that Tesla misled drivers with the terms 'autopilot' and 'full self-driving,' and the DMV had accused Tesla in 2022 of misleading consumers about advanced driver-assistance features. Regulators gave Tesla a 90-day window to make changes and determined the company implemented sufficient fixes.
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