I'd like to spit in the soup and point out that Tesla was not forced by the California DMV, but was provided with an opportunity to change the name (or else face fines). "Forced" would be court order for example.

@BrunoJ Being told to do something or face a fine would be by definition being forced, as opposed to doing it of their own volition. A fine is an enforcement measure. However the California DMV statement doesn't say anything about fines. It says:

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) today issued its decision in the Tesla administrative case (Case Nos. 21-02188 and 21-02189), adopting the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) proposed decision, which concludes that Tesla’s use of the terms “autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving Capability” to describe its vehicles’ Advanced Driving Assistance Features (ADAS) is misleading and violates state law.

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The administrative law judge’s proposed decision ordered suspensions of Tesla’s manufacturing license and its dealer license for 30 days. Upon review, the DMV’s decision adopts the ALJ’s findings regarding violations, but reduces the penalties, immediately imposing a permanent stay of the suspension of Tesla’s manufacturer’s license and giving Tesla 60 days to take action regarding its use of the term “autopilot.” If Tesla fails to address the issue, after 60 days it will be subject to the 30-day suspension of its dealer license.

"Violates state law", change it or you lose your license to operate your business. It couldn't be more clear that California is forcing them to change it.

@BrunoJ

"Forced" would be court order for example.

It is a court order! The statement clearly says so:

The administrative law judge’s proposed decision ordered suspensions of Tesla’s manufacturing license and its dealer license for 30 days.

I believe this should resolve YES:

The California DMV finds Tesla Motors in violation of state law for misleadingly using the terms “autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving Capability” in the marketing of their electric vehicles and provides an opportunity for Tesla to address issues prior to an imposition of a penalty.

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Based on these false advertisements, DMV filed accusations against Tesla’s manufacturer and dealer licenses in November 2023. Tesla subsequently discontinued use of the term “Full Self-Driving Capability,” instead specifying that the system requires driver supervision by using the term “Full Self-Driving (Supervised).”

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/news-and-media/news-releases/dmv-finds-tesla-violated-california-state-law/

Since this legal action by California, Tesla has fully discontinued the Autopilot feature/branding, and also has stopped using "Full Self-Driving" and replaced it with a less misleading "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)".

More:

Tesla to drop Autopilot feature in North America

“All new Tesla purchases now come equipped with Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC) as the default basic driver assistance feature,” reports enthusiast blog DriveTeslaCanada, but as of January 22, Autopilot could no longer be optioned on newly purchased Tesla models. The software would not be removed from Teslas that are already equipped with it.

https://driving.ca/auto-news/news/tesla-autopilot-autonomous-adas-full-self-driving-fsd-subscription-cannonball-roy

So now their options are "Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC)" and "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)" rather than "Autopilot" and "Full Self-Driving". It seems reasonable to assume that part of the impetus for this change is the legal action brought against them by California over the name.

@xjp Hard disagree. Being provided with an opportunity is not being forced.

@BrunoJ This is "an opportunity" in the same sense a mafia guy brandishing a gun and saying he's got an offer you can't refuse is "an opportunity". There's a very clear "or else" and obvious way for the state to escalate if there's no compliance.

https://manifold.markets/RutgerDeMaeyer/in-what-year-will-teslas-robotaxi-b?r=UnV0Z2VyRGVNYWV5ZXI

Does this count? https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cars/news-blog/tesla-s-fsd-gets-a-rebrand-and-moves-out-of-beta-44506069

What if this happens in only one country?

Under what circumstances, if any, could this resolve NO?

@SonataGreen Yeah, I'm perplexed by these markets with either vague, or -- like this one -- potentially impossible resolution criteria. "Ever"??

@SonataGreen It could resolve NO if Tesla changes it without being forced or if Tesla ceases to exist.

Will Tesla ever be forced to rename their "Autopilot" technology?, 8k, beautiful, illustration, trending on art station, picture of the day, epic composition