Tesla has been accused of misrepresenting its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving functions as giving autonomous car control. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) of California filed complaints with the state Office of Administrative Hearings. The DMV is pursuing remedies, including the suspension of Tesla’s license to sell automobiles in California. Tesla did not reply quickly to emailed requests for comment.
Tesla’s disclaimer, howeradicts the initial inaccurate or misleading labeling and statements, which is deceptive, and does not fix the offense,” according to the DMV.ver, “cont
Tesla’s main U.S. market is California. In 2021, the business sold 121,000 automobiles there, out of a total of 352,000 sold nationally.
Since 2016, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has started 38 special investigations into Tesla car incidents in which ADAS systems were suspected of being deployed. Nineteen people were killed in the collisions, including a motorcycle slain in Utah last month.
