From PC Mag: California has banned Tesla from calling its software Full Self-Driving (FSD), Teslarati reports, as legislators said its name could lead a “reasonable person” to believe the feature allows a car to become fully autonomous.
The legislation, which takes effect in 2023, comes in spite of Tesla stating that FSD does not enable a car to become autonomous. FSD is sold as an additional feature for $15,000 or $199 a month. The feature is updated over the air.
The law, sponsored by Democratic State Sen. Lena Gonzalez, bans California car dealers and manufacturers from “deceptively naming or marketing” a car as self-driving if equipped with partial autonomous features that still require humans to pay attention and handle the driving.
A statement on Tesla’s website regarding the feature reads: “The currently enabled Autopilot, Enhanced Autopilot, and Full Self-Driving features require active driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous. Full autonomy will be 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.”
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