Tesla has filed a lawsuit towards the California Division of Motor Autos in an try to overturn an company ruling. The state DMV dominated that Tesla used misleading advertising and marketing to overstate the automated driving capabilities of its autos, thereby violating state regulation.
The lawsuit reignites a difficulty that gave the impression to be resolved final week when the DMV mentioned it could not 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 and marketing supplies. CNBC was first to report the lawsuit.
The DMV might have taken motion towards Tesla. It selected to not regardless that an administrative regulation decide agreed with the DMV’s request to droop Tesla’s licenses for 30 days as a penalty. As a substitute of pulling its licenses, the state regulator gave Tesla 60 days to conform.
And Tesla did, though in probably 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 on the lookout for a technique to convey it again.
