Tesla dropped the name “Autopilot” for its semi-autonomous driving system after the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) threatened to revoke its licenses.
Although it has been called “autopilot” by Teslait is important to emphasize that the system Full Self-Driving (FSD) is not fully autonomous and requires constant driver supervision.
Despite previous statements suggesting that the vehicle could operate fully autonomously with FSD, even the most advanced system of Tesla is classified as Level 2 autonomy. To be considered capable of driving without human supervision, the company would need to demonstrate Level 3 autonomy capability.
Knowing this, the California DMV decided last December that qualifying the semi-autonomous driving system as Tesla of “autopilot” was misleading. The DMV then threatened to suspend the company’s resale license in the state if the term was not removed from communications and promotional campaigns.
In a statement released on Tuesday (17), the California DMV stated that “ Tesla “has successfully taken the necessary steps to stop using the term “Autopilot” in marketing its vehicles in California, as required by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) last December.”
From now on, Tesla will have to designate its systems by new names, including outside California. THE Full Self-Driving will be called “ Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” and theAutopilot will be renamed “ Traffic Aware Cruise Control “. The changes appear to have already been applied to the site. Tesla.
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