{"id":300668,"date":"2026-02-24T01:14:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/?p=300668"},"modified":"2026-02-24T01:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:19:09","slug":"tesla-sues-california-dmv-over-autopilot-and-fsd-advertising-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/tesla-sues-california-dmv-over-autopilot-and-fsd-advertising-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla sues California DMV over Autopilot and FSD advertising ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in an effort to overturn a prior ruling that found the automaker engaged in false advertising related to its driver-assistance systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The complaint seeks to remove the agency\u2019s conclusion that Tesla misled customers about the capabilities of Autopilot and Full Self-Driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tesla&#8217;s legal action follows a decision by California\u2019s Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH), which concluded that Tesla\u2019s earlier marketing of \u201cAutopilot\u201d and \u201cFull Self-Driving\u201d violated state law, as noted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/02\/23\/tesla-sues-california-dmv-to-reverse-false-advertising-ruling-on-fsd.html?taid=699cc2c6eb9a69000136a8fd&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_content=main&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>CNBC<\/em><\/a> report.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the DMV opted not to suspend Tesla\u2019s license after determining the company had updated its marketing language for its advanced driver-assistance systems, Tesla is asking the court to go further and reverse the agency&#8217;s conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEWS: Tesla is suing the California DMV to reverse a ruling that found the automaker violated the law by &quot;falsely promoting&quot; its cars\u2019 self-driving capabilities.<br><br>Tesla\u2019s attorneys alleged that the DMV never proved consumers in the state had been confused about whether its cars\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SawyerMerritt\/status\/2026048375682933059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In its Feb. 13 complaint, Tesla\u2019s attorneys argued that the DMV \u201cwrongfully and baselessly\u201d labeled the company a &#8220;false advertiser&#8221; for its Autopilot and FSD systems. 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