Don't see this posted yet.
Looks like Tesla will have to change the term "Autopilot" to something else, at least in California, but that pretty much implies worldwide.
Reason is that the California DMV has a new draft article that, although generally good (allows driverless cars in California if it can be proven safe), has a clause at the end that states:
227.90. Statements About Autonomous Technology
(a) No vehicle shall be advertised as an autonomous vehicle unless it meets all of the following
requirements:
(1) The vehicle meets the definition of an autonomous vehicle specified in Vehicle Code
section 38750 and section 227.02(d) of this Article.
(2) The vehicle was manufactured by a manufacturer licensed pursuant to Vehicle Code
section 11701 also holding a valid autonomous vehicle manufacturer’s permit issued
pursuant to this Article at the time of the vehicle’s manufacture.
(b) Terms such as “self-driving”, “automated”, “auto-pilot”, or other statements made that are
likely to induce a reasonably prudent person to believe a vehicle is autonomous, as defined,
constitute an advertisement that the vehicle is autonomous for the purposes of this section and
Vehicle Code section 11713.
Article 3.7 – Autonomous Vehicles
Looks like Tesla will have to change the term "Autopilot" to something else, at least in California, but that pretty much implies worldwide.
Reason is that the California DMV has a new draft article that, although generally good (allows driverless cars in California if it can be proven safe), has a clause at the end that states:
227.90. Statements About Autonomous Technology
(a) No vehicle shall be advertised as an autonomous vehicle unless it meets all of the following
requirements:
(1) The vehicle meets the definition of an autonomous vehicle specified in Vehicle Code
section 38750 and section 227.02(d) of this Article.
(2) The vehicle was manufactured by a manufacturer licensed pursuant to Vehicle Code
section 11701 also holding a valid autonomous vehicle manufacturer’s permit issued
pursuant to this Article at the time of the vehicle’s manufacture.
(b) Terms such as “self-driving”, “automated”, “auto-pilot”, or other statements made that are
likely to induce a reasonably prudent person to believe a vehicle is autonomous, as defined,
constitute an advertisement that the vehicle is autonomous for the purposes of this section and
Vehicle Code section 11713.
Article 3.7 – Autonomous Vehicles