"DMV Director Steve Gordon told members of the press that an administrative judge had recommended the suspension and that the DMV has opted to give Tesla 90 days from Tuesday to come into compliance. "We want to give them a chance," Gordon said, "you could argue, one more chance, to be able to remedy the situation." The judge also suggested a manufacturing pause, but the DMV is opting not to enforce it, Gordon said."
"The order delivered to Tesla on Tuesday is focused specifically on the word "Autopilot," which the company has already largely moved away from in favor of "Full Self-Driving" and "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)." If the company wants to keep selling cars in the state, the order says, it would need to either upgrade its tech to actually be autonomous or stop using "Autopilot" to describe driver-assist systems. The DMV's order requests a statement from Tesla clarifying that it's done one of these."
California's DMV warned Tesla that failure to correct 'misleading' branding of Autopilot could lead to a 30-day prohibition on selling cars in the state. An administrative judge recommended suspension, and the DMV granted Tesla 90 days to comply while declining to enforce a proposed manufacturing pause. The DMV contends that labeling driver-assistance features as 'Autopilot' or 'Full Self-Driving' misleads consumers; Tesla contends the labels do not imply full autonomy. The order centers on the term 'Autopilot' and requires Tesla to either equip vehicles with genuine autonomy or stop using that term and submit a clarifying statement.
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