California DMV Rules Tesla's Autopilot and FSD Marketing Misleading
Department of Motor Vehicles - Headquarters, 2415, 1st Avenue, Curtis Park, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, 95818, United States
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CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterDMV release dated December 16, 2025: 'The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) today issued its decision in the Tesla administrative case'.[1]
California's DMV adopted a judge's finding that Tesla broke state law by marketing its driver-assist features as 'Autopilot' and 'Full Self-Driving Capability', staying the factory-licence suspension and giving Tesla 60 days to fix its marketing or lose its dealer licence for 30 days.
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