A Tesla car recharges its battery at the Petaluma Supercharger in Petaluma, Calif., on March 9, 2022. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/TNS)California DMV Accuses Tesla of False Advertising. At Issue: Autopilot and Full Self-DrivingThe California Department of Motor Vehicles has accused Tesla of false advertising in its promotion of the company’s signature Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technologies. The agency alleges the electric carmaker misled customers with advertising language on its website describing Autopilot and Full Self-Driving technologies as more capable than they actually are. Tesla cars never could “and cannot now, operate as autonomous vehicles,” the DMV claims assert.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 08, 2022 08:19 UTC