Tesla 'under review' by California DMV over whether it misleads consumers with 'full self-driving' claims


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© Maja Hitij/Getty Images Maja Hitij/Getty ImagesCalifornia's DMV is probing whether Tesla's "self-driving" claims broke state law, the LA Times first reported. Tesla calls its $10,000 driver-assistance software "full self-driving" - it is not. Amid a number of Tesla crashes, the technology is coming under increasing scrutiny. The California Department of Motor Vehicles is looking into whether Tesla illegally misleads consumers with its claims about its "full-self driving" technology, the LA Times reported Monday and Insider confirmed. It does not make the car fully autonomous, however, according to widely accepted engineering standards, and Tesla's own website.