- California DMV sues Tesla over alleged false claims about Autopilot/FSD capabilities, seeking license revocation.
- Parallel Miami trial examines if Autopilot caused 2019 pedestrian death; Tesla denies liability in both cases.
- Tesla defends marketing as "future goals," but experts and regulators call claims misleading and dangerous.
- Legal outcome could block Tesla from California's largest car market, challenging Musk's self-driving vision.
Tesla is currently embroiled in a five-day legal battle in Oakland, California, as the state's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) accuses the company of making false claims about the capabilities of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features. The DMV has filed a complaint seeking to suspend or revoke Tesla’s dealership license, alleging that the company misled consumers by claiming its vehicles could drive themselves, which they cannot do.
The hearing, which began this week, is being overseen by an administrative judge. This legal challenge comes at a time when
is also facing a separate trial in Miami, where jurors are determining whether Autopilot contributed to a pedestrian's death in 2019. In that incident, a Tesla Model S driver, reportedly distracted, struck and killed a pedestrian while the car was on Autopilot. Tesla has denied responsibility in both the California DMV proceeding and the Miami trial.
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