"Tesla's attorneys filed a complaint alleging the state "wrongfully and baselessly" labeled it a false advertiser, brazenly arguing that "it was impossible" to buy or use the "auto-pilot" software "without seeing clear and repeated statements that they do not make the vehicle autonomous." Yet, their fine-print defense clashes with Musk's failed promises and stunts, such as when he took his hands off the wheel on CBS's 60 Minutes in 2018 and proudly declared he was "not doing anything.""
"Musk is demanding the right to use his futuristic language to sell cars- determined false by the courts-while simultaneously relying on its owners' manuals to shift the blame to drivers the second the system fails. The move prompted the DMV to declare it will "defend the Administrative Law Judge's findings and decision in court" to protect the public."
A California administrative judge ruled that Tesla violated consumer protection laws by misleading customers about autonomous driving capabilities through names like "Autopilot" and "Full Self-Driving," despite vehicles requiring constant driver vigilance. Tesla's response involved filing a complaint claiming the state wrongfully labeled it a false advertiser, arguing that fine-print disclaimers made deception impossible. This contradicts Elon Musk's public demonstrations, including taking his hands off the wheel on 60 Minutes and showing staged videos. After the DMV threatened license suspension, Tesla agreed to rebrand its subscription to "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)." However, Tesla is now suing to completely reverse the ruling, seeking the right to use autonomous-driving language in marketing while maintaining that owner manuals protect the company from liability when systems fail.
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