Tesla Not Allowed to Call Software ‘Full Self-Driving’ | CA
Summary
Gavin Newsom recently signed into law---takes effect in 2023 and specifically targets Tesla’s name for its software. The bill was sponsored by Senate Transportation Committee Chair Lena Gonzalez, who claimed Tesla falsely advertised its tech and doing so is a safety issue. A violation of this subdivision shall be considered a misleading advertisement for the purposes of Section 11713.” On its website, Tesla says all new vehicles have the hardware needed in the future for FSD. “The system is designed to be able to conduct short and long-distance trips with no action required by the person in the driver’s seat," the website says. “The future use of these features without supervision is dependent on achieving reliability far in excess of human drivers, as demonstrated by billions of miles of experience, as well as regulatory approval, which may take longer in some jurisdictions.