Overview
- State regulators confirmed Tesla stopped using the term Autopilot in California marketing, averting a 30-day suspension of its dealer and manufacturer licenses.
- An administrative law judge previously found the Autopilot branding violated state law, and the DMV later focused its order on that term after Tesla clarified Full Self-Driving as “Full Self-Driving (Supervised).”
- Tesla ended Autopilot as a standalone product in the U.S. and Canada in January and shifted Full Self-Driving to a $99-per-month subscription starting February 14.
- The DMV had threatened a suspension but gave Tesla roughly 60–90 days from December to comply and reduced the initially proposed broader penalties.
- Ongoing investigations and lawsuits over Tesla’s driver-assistance systems continue, as the decision preserves uninterrupted sales in California, the company’s largest U.S. market.