"Now, California is giving Tesla 60 days to rename Autopilot or face a sales suspension in the state. Tesla's bell has tolled as a California judge rules that the all-electric automaker must rename its Autopilot driver assistance feature. If it refuses, Tesla could face a sales suspension in its biggest domestic market. The core issue is exactly what you might think: Autopilot, despite its name, can't enable a car to drive itself."
"Now regulators are giving Tesla 60 days to name it something that won't mislead consumers and better reflects that the feature is a driver-assistance system. Photo by: InsideEVs Tesla is no stranger to this fight. It has long tread a thin line between marketing and capabilities and faced backlash for it. It has successfully fought off the allegations in some countries. But as it recently learned with China, Tesla can't win every fight that it gets into."
A California administrative judge, Juliet E. Cox, issued a proposed decision on Nov. 21 regarding whether Tesla misled consumers about Autopilot. The decision is sealed until Dec. 22, but California DMV director Steve Gordon disclosed elements and issued orders. The judge ordered a 30-day suspension of Tesla's manufacturing license and a 60-day dealer license suspension, with the manufacturing suspension stayed permanently and the dealer suspension stayed for 60 days pending compliance. Regulators gave Tesla 60 days to rename Autopilot to a non-misleading name that reflects driver-assistance functionality. Autopilot cannot enable a car to drive itself. Tesla has faced similar disputes internationally.
Read at insideevs.com
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