Tesla has abandoned the name “Autopilot” for its semi-autonomous driving system after the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) threatened to revoke its licenses.
Although the system of Tesla has been referred to as “autopilot,” it is important to emphasize that Full Self-DrivingSystem (FSD) is not fully autonomous and requires constant monitoring by the driver.
Despite previous statements that the vehicle could operate fully autonomously with FSD, even the most advanced system of Tesla classified as Level 2 autonomy. To be considered capable of driving without human supervision, the company would have to demonstrate Level 3 autonomy.
The California DMV decided last December that the name of the semi-autonomous driving system of Tesla as “autopilot” is misleading. The agency then threatened to suspend the company’s dealer license in the state if the term was not removed from communications and marketing materials.
In a statement released on Tuesday (17), the California DMV said that “Tesla “Successfully took the necessary steps to discontinue the use of the term ‘Autopilot’ in the marketing of its vehicles in California, as requested by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) last December.”
Will be in the future Tesla operate its systems under new names, including outside of California. Full Self-Driving is called “Full Self-Driving (Monitored)”, and Autopilot is given the name “Traffic Aware Cruise Control“The changes already appear on the website Tesla to have been implemented.
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