Tesla’s sales in California should be suspended for 30 days because its marketing around Autopilot and Full Self-Driving misled consumers, a California administrative law judge has class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=34e37b9c-8975-48da-aa39-df8bcd5badc3&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=248b6a9f-efad-4aac-8e94-fc5f8161af01&featureId=text-link&merchantName=CNBC&linkText=ruled&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5jbmJjLmNvbS8yMDI1LzEyLzE2L2NhbGlmb3JuaWEtanVkZ2Utc2F5cy10ZXNsYS1lbmdhZ2VkLWluLWRlY2VwdGl2ZS1hdXRvcGlsb3QtbWFya2V0aW5nLS5odG1sIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiIyNDhiNmE5Zi1lZmFkLTRhYWMtOGU5NC1mYzVmODE2MWFmMDEiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNuYmMuY29tLzIwMjUvMTIvMTYvY2FsaWZvcm5pYS1qdWRnZS1zYXlzLXRlc2xhLWVuZ2FnZWQtaW4tZGVjZXB0aXZlLWF1dG9waWxvdC1tYXJrZXRpbmctLmh0bWwifQ&signature=AQAAAUFHDNb8zjqgCgS3437jvQbUAPBFOWq4Y7Z9yQgIdJAE&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2025%2F12%2F16%2Fcalifornia-judge-says-tesla-engaged-in-deceptive-autopilot-marketing-.html&spaceId=1197802876″ data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:CNBC;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:ruled;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:CNBC;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>ruled. Back in 2022, the California DMV class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/california-dmv-accuses-tesla-false-advertising-130350292.html” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:accused the automaker;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>accused the automaker of using deceptive language to advertise those products and making it seem like its vehicles are capable of level 5 autonomous driving. Tesla has since added the word “Supervised” to the name of its Full Self-Driving assistance technology.
As class=”link ” href=”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-16/tesla-s-sales-in-california-set-to-be-suspended-dmv-says?srnd=homepage-americas” data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:Bloomberg;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>Bloomberg notes,…
