Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules
Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules
Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules | TechCrunch
An administrative law judge has ruled that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing that gave customers a false impression of the capabilities of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving driver assistance software, a pivotal development in a years-long case initiated by California’s Department of Motor Vehicles.
The judge agreed with the state DMV’s request to suspend Tesla’s sales and manufacturing licenses in the state for 30 days as a penalty for its actions, but the DMV stayed the order and is giving Tesla 60 days to comply. Tesla will now have to either drop the Autopilot name or ship software to its cars that make them autonomous, or it will have those licenses suspended.
The company has signaled it won’t comply, though. Tesla said in a post on X that: “Sales in California will continue uninterrupted.”