Tesla Avoids California Sales Halt Over Autopilot Marketing (1)

Feb. 18, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC

Tesla Inc. will be allowed to continue selling electric vehicles in California uninterrupted after the company revised what the state had called misleading marketing of driver-assistance technology.

The automaker has taken “corrective action” including ending the use of Autopilot branding in California, the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles said in a statement late Tuesday. Tesla also has modified its use of the term Full Self-Driving to clarify when supervision is required.

California had been poised to suspend Tesla’s sales license for 30 days after a ruling in December from an administrative judge on allegations that Tesla was exaggerating the capabilities ...

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