The problem with the Autopilot name is that California’s DMV is concerned that it might make drivers too confident in its capabilities, and that some accidents might be caused by people that thought that it could drive a car without any intervention, which is not the case with the current status of the technology.
Meanwhile, Tesla representatives have explained that the system needs more attention than the identically-named technology used in the aviation industry, where the operator must remain vigilant and monitor the system, but it cannot fly entirely without humans.
California’s DMV disagrees with Tesla and any other brand that uses terms like these. The officials at the DMV consider that a “reasonable person” might believe that the advertising using this name or with tag lines like “automated,” “self-driving,” or “auto-pilot” falls under the watch of the truth-in-advertising provisions placed in the Vehicle Code.
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