Another excellent "buy the dip

Another excellent "buy the dip" opportunity, courtesy of over-eager DMV officials in California. Seriously, do they think this threat to ban sales in California would stick? Apart from the fact that FSD unsupervised is demonstrated to work in Austin already, so there's nothing really to correct, Tesla could easily absorb a sales ban by using the output to augment their own Robotaxi fleet. But an amusing news item, nevertheless.

Tesla Faces California Sales Halt Unless It Alters Marketing

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Seriously, do they think this threat to ban sales in California would stick? Apart from the fact that FSD unsupervised is demonstrated to work in Austin already, so there's nothing really to correct, Tesla could easily absorb a sales ban by using the output to augment their own Robotaxi fleet. But an amusing news item, nevertheless.</p></body></html>","htmlText":"<html><head></head><body><p>Another excellent \"buy the dip\" opportunity, courtesy of over-eager DMV officials in California. Seriously, do they think this threat to ban sales in California would stick? Apart from the fact that FSD unsupervised is demonstrated to work in Austin already, so there's nothing really to correct, Tesla could easily absorb a sales ban by using the output to augment their own Robotaxi fleet. But an amusing news item, nevertheless.</p></body></html>","text":"Another excellent \"buy the dip\" opportunity, courtesy of over-eager DMV officials in California. Seriously, do they think this threat to ban sales in California would stick? Apart from the fact that FSD unsupervised is demonstrated to work in Austin already, so there's nothing really to correct, Tesla could easily absorb a sales ban by using the output to augment their own Robotaxi fleet. 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The California Department of Motor Vehicles accused the company of exaggerating the capabilities of its “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” software and had asked an administrative judge to weigh whether a suspension is warranted.</p><p>Tesla shares fell as much as 2.2% on the news in postmarket trading, before paring declines to about 1%. The stock had closed Tuesday at a record high and was up 21% for the year. Tesla didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.</p><p>A suspension of Tesla’s sales license would be a major blow to the Austin, Texas-based company. California, the most populous state, is both the company’s biggest sales market in the US and home to one of Tesla’s largest factories, making even a temporary disruption potentially very costly. Tesla can avoid the DMV suspension if it files a statement that it has stopped using or describes steps it will take to cease using the Autopilot name to describe technology that does not meet certain industry standards.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">“This was a ‘consumer protection’ order about the use of the term ‘Autopilot’ in a case where not one single customer came<strong> </strong>forward to say there’s a problem. Sales in California will continue uninterrupted,” Tesla said in a statement that didn’t provide more details.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Lawyers for Tesla sought to fend off the DMV’s disciplinary action by arguing that its advertising is protected free speech under the First Amendment of the US Constitution. 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The California Department of Motor Vehicles accused the company of exaggerating the capabilities of its “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” software and had asked an administrative judge to weigh whether a suspension is warranted.Tesla shares fell as much as 2.2% on the news in postmarket trading, before paring declines to about 1%. The stock had closed Tuesday at a record high and was up 21% for the year. Tesla didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.A suspension of Tesla’s sales license would be a major blow to the Austin, Texas-based company. California, the most populous state, is both the company’s biggest sales market in the US and home to one of Tesla’s largest factories, making even a temporary disruption potentially very costly. Tesla can avoid the DMV suspension if it files a statement that it has stopped using or describes steps it will take to cease using the Autopilot name to describe technology that does not meet certain industry standards.“This was a ‘consumer protection’ order about the use of the term ‘Autopilot’ in a case where not one single customer came forward to say there’s a problem. Sales in California will continue uninterrupted,” Tesla said in a statement that didn’t provide more details.Lawyers for Tesla sought to fend off the DMV’s disciplinary action by arguing that its advertising is protected free speech under the First Amendment of the US Constitution. The attorneys also accused the regulator of taking the marketing statements out of context, and failing to account for Tesla’s warnings and disclosures about the driver-assistance systems.In her written decision, the administrative law judge also recommended suspending Tesla’s manufacturing license for 30 days, but the regulator stayed that order.“We’re really asking Tesla to do their job, as they’ve done in other markets, to properly brand these vehicles,” Steve Gordon, director of the California Department of Motor Vehicles, told reporters. 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