NEW YORK (AP) — State motor vehicle officials in California announced Tuesday they will allow Tesla to continue selling vehicles after determining the electric car company has corrected misleading claims about its autonomous driving features.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles reached this conclusion following a year-long review that began when an administrative law judge determined Elon Musk’s company had deceived customers regarding the self-driving capabilities of its vehicles through marketing language including ‘Autopilot’ and ‘Full Self-Driving.’
While the administrative judge had initially suggested a 30-day sales suspension as punishment, state officials instead provided Tesla with a 90-day period to address the misleading advertisements. Regulators determined the automaker made adequate corrections to resolve the deceptive promotional practices.
The electric vehicle manufacturer has now incorporated the word ‘supervised’ when referencing its Full Self Driving technology and has eliminated the use of Autopilot terminology in its California marketing materials.
