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He cites the Lanham Act, the set of federal laws that govern trademarks.If the DMV finds Tesla is misleading customers, potential penalties include suspension or revocation of DMV autonomous vehicle deployment permits and the manufacture and dealer licenses, the DMV spokesperson said. "While the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration has authority to regulate vehicle advertising, the DMV's own rules allow it to sanction manufacturers who advertise a vehicle as autonomous when it is not. Other automated driving technology companies including Waymo, Argo AI, Cruise, Zoox and Aurora provide such data to the state. NHTSA has more than 20 investigations open on Tesla, though how long they'll take to be resolved, NHTSA won't say. While Musk has yet to deliver a fully automated car, Tesla continues to test automated features on public streets.