Tesla has filed a lawsuit in opposition to the California Division of Motor Automobiles in an try and overturn an company ruling. The state DMV dominated that Tesla used misleading advertising to overstate the automated driving capabilities of its automobiles, thereby violating state regulation.
The lawsuit reignites a difficulty that seemed to be resolved final week when the DMV mentioned it wouldn’t droop Tesla’s gross sales and manufacturing licenses for 30 days. This was as a result of the EV maker complied with the ruling and stopped utilizing the time period “Autopilot” in its California advertising supplies. CNBC was first to report the lawsuit.
The DMV may have taken motion in opposition to Tesla. It selected to not although an administrative regulation choose agreed with the DMV’s request to droop Tesla’s licenses for 30 days as a penalty. As an alternative of pulling its licenses, the state regulator gave Tesla 60 days to conform.
And Tesla did, though in essentially the most excessive methods. Tesla didn’t simply cease utilizing the time period Autopilot; in January it discontinued Autopilot altogether within the U.S. and Canada. Maybe it regrets that call and is searching for a option to carry it again.
