California: Tesla falsely promotes autonomous driving, or will be revoked for sales licenses

Polar news reporter Wang Liangliang Huang Jiaqi

Tesla, founded by Musk, the world's richest man Musk, was accused by traffic regulatory agencies in California in the United States that its autonomous driving and complete autonomous driving functions were false propaganda. According to Reuters reported on August 5, Tesla may be revoked to sell cars in California.

Tesla CEO Musk (Picture Source Reuters)

In the documents submitted to the Office of the State Administrative Hearing, the California Motor Vehicle Administration (DMV) said Tesla "made or disseminate an unreal or misleading statement, and did not based on the facts", and said Tesla Advertising by exaggerating its driving assistance system (ADAS) misleading potential customers.

The Motor Vehicle Administration added that Tesla vehicles that claim to be equipped with autonomous driving instruments and fully autonomous driving technology, "When these advertisements are released, they cannot run as autonomous vehicles, and they cannot now."

The California Motor Vehicle Administration is seeking remedial measures, which may include the revocation of Tesla's license to sell cars in California and ask the company to compensate the driver.

Tesla once said that autonomous driving "allows your car to automatically stepping, accelerating and braking in the lane, and the fully autonomous driving function can also allow the vehicle to comply with traffic signals and transform lanes.

According to the official website of Tesla, these two technologies "both need the supervision of the driver", the driver needs to "concentrate", and put your hands on the steering wheel, "and" cannot let the car autonomous driving. "

However, the motor vehicle administration said that Tesla's exemptional statement "contradicts the initially or misleading label and propaganda self -conflict. This is misleading and cannot correct violations."

California is Tesla's largest market in the United States. The company sold 121,000 cars in California in 2021, and the national sales volume is estimated to be 352,000.

According to reports, since 2016, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a special investigation on 38 accidents involving autonomous driving in Tesla. These accidents killed 19 people, including a motorcycle driver who died in Utah last month.

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