This should be good. Tesla given 90 days to rename ‘Autopilot’ or leave California.
Tesla is being told that they’re violating California deceptive laws. The regulators say that Tesla’s “Autopilot” and “Full Self‑Driving” (FSD)—misleads consumers about what the systems can actually do. Autopilot and FSD are driver‑assist systems, not autonomous driving. Change the name or stop selling cars in California.
If Musk refuses to do this, California will lose roughly $900 million per year in direct revenue if Tesla stopped selling cars in the state. Sales taxes alone would be over 800 million.
And if Tesla shut down all together in California? Tesla shut down its California operations and moved all employees out, the statewide economic loss would be in the tens of billions per year, not just the $900M in tax revenue from vehicle sales. California would lose over $15–$20 billion in annual economic activity, plus billions more in lost income taxes, property taxes, and local spending.
