{"id":26097,"date":"2022-12-27T16:40:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T16:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/27\/tesla-cant-say-its-cars-are-self-driving-in-one-us-state\/"},"modified":"2022-12-27T16:40:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T16:40:32","slug":"tesla-cant-say-its-cars-are-self-driving-in-one-us-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/27\/tesla-cant-say-its-cars-are-self-driving-in-one-us-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Can\u2019t Say Its Cars Are Self-Driving in One US State"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tesla is a controversial company for many reasons, with one of them being the Autopilot feature available on some cars. The technology allows Tesla cars to mostly drive themselves with mixed results, and now one US state is changing how Tesla explains it to buyers.<\/p>\n

California Governor Gavin Newsom has passed\u00a0Senate Bill 1398, which sets out new rules for how autonomous driving features are advertised in the state. It requires any \u201cdealer or manufacturer that sells any new passenger vehicle that is equipped with a partial driving automation feature\u201d to accurately describe the \u201cfunctions and limitations of those features.\u201d<\/p>\n

The law is mostly aimed at Tesla, which often promotes Autopilot as a complete self-driving solution. The name alone might imply it doesn\u2019t need any help from a human driver, and the company\u2019s site<\/a> states, \u201call you will need to do is get in and tell your car where to go. [\u2026]\u00a0Your Tesla will figure out the optimal route, navigating urban streets, complex intersections and freeways.\u201d However, in other places, Tesla lists \u201cFull Self-Driving Capability\u201d as a separate and currently-unavailable feature.<\/p>\n

Tesla\u2019s Autopilot feature is probably the most mature autonomous driving technology currently available, but it\u2019s still unpredictable at times. In June 2020, a Tesla Model 3 with Autopilot in China slammed into a stationary truck<\/a>, leaving the driver injured. In May 2021, a Tesla Model S crashed into a stopped police patrol car<\/a> in the state of Washington. More recently, the driver of a Tesla Model Y reported that Autopilot forced itself into the wrong lane and caused a car crash<\/a> \u2014 the first reported incident caused by the \u201cFull Self-Driving\u201d (FSD) beta software.<\/p>\n

The passed bill follows other recent legislation by California aimed at electric cars. A law passed earlier this year will require all new passenger vehicle sales to be electric or hybrid by 2035<\/a>, excluding the sale of used cars. The state also recently adopted new requirements for EV batteries, aimed at ensuring they don\u2019t lose their factory capacity too quickly \u2014 a problem that significantly impacts the resale value of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re still far off from a future where cars can drive themselves, and now the state of California is trying to make it more clear to potential car buyers that we aren\u2019t there yet. The new law will go into effect in 2023.<\/p>\n

Source: California Legislative Information<\/a>
Via: Government Technology<\/a>, ExtremeTech<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n