Tesla has avoided a 30-day suspension of its California dealer and manufacturer licenses after complying with a regulatory order to end misleading “Autopilot” marketing claims. Tesla sales won’t be suspended in California after regulators ruled Tuesday that the electric vehicle company has stopped misleading customers about its driver assistance features. The DMV threatened to suspend Tesla’s dealer and manufacturer licenses in the state for 30 days if it did not correct its marketing. AdvertisementBusiness California DMV threatens to shut down Tesla sales over ‘autopilot’ false advertising The California DMV has given Tesla 90 days to correct its misleading advertising for its driving assistance features or the company will be barred from selling vehicles in the state for one month. Since then, Tesla has stopped using the term “autopilot” in California and added “supervised” to describe its Full Self-Driving mode.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 19, 2026 00:44 UTC