Overview

• The five-day hearing in Oakland examines allegations that Tesla’s “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” branding exaggerates the cars’ autonomy.
• State filings cite four specific product descriptions promising full self-driving and automatic trip routing and parking as misleading.
• Tesla maintains its systems require active driver supervision and points to in-car warnings to counter false-advertising claims.
• If licenses are suspended, Tesla would be barred from selling or building vehicles in California for 30 days, threatening its Q3 delivery plans as federal tax credits expire.
• Tesla is also defending its Autopilot technology in a concurrent federal trial in Miami over a fatal 2019 crash.