A Tesla has stopped using the name “Autopilot” for its semi-autonomous driving system after the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) threatened to revoke its operating licenses.
Although the system is Tesla He called it “Autopilot”, it is important to emphasize that a Full Self-Driving (FSD) system is not fully autonomous and requires continuous management supervision.
Despite previous statements suggesting that the vehicle could operate fully autonomously using FSD, even the Tesla even its most advanced system is classified as level 2 autonomy. To be considered suitable for driving without human supervision, the company would have to demonstrate a level 3 autonomous capability.
The California DMV decided last December that the Tesla the name of its semi-autonomous driving system “Autopilot” is misleading. The authority therefore threatened to suspend the company’s license to sell in the state if the term was not removed from communications and marketing campaigns.
In a statement issued on Tuesday (17), the California DMV stated that “a Tesla has successfully taken the necessary steps to eliminate the use of the term ‘Autopilot’ in the marketing of its vehicles in California, as required by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) last December”.
From now on Tesla systems with new names, even outside of California. THE Full Self-Driving neve „Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” will be Autopilot and “Traffic Aware Cruise Control” The changes have already appeared in the Tesla also on its official website.
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