{"id":312464,"date":"2026-02-17T16:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:37:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-02-19T09:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:47:02","slug":"tesla-takes-corrective-action-to-avoid-dmv-suspension","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/news-and-media\/tesla-takes-corrective-action-to-avoid-dmv-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Toma Medidas Correctivas para Evitar Suspensi\u00f3n del DMV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Contact: \u00a0Office of Public Affairs<br>2415 First Avenue<br>Sacramento, CA 95818<br>(916) 657\u20136437 |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dmvpublicaffairs@dmv.ca.gov\">dmvpublicaffairs@dmv.ca.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PARA PUBLICACI\u00d3N INMEDIATA<br><strong><strong>17 de febrero de 2026<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Lo que necesita saber: En diciembre de 2025, el DMV de California encontr\u00f3 que Tesla Motors violaba la ley estatal al usar de manera enga\u00f1osa los t\u00e9rminos \u201cPiloto Autom\u00e1tico\u201d y \u201cConducci\u00f3n Aut\u00f3noma Total\u201d al promocionar sus veh\u00edculos el\u00e9ctricos. Desde ese momento, Tesla tom\u00f3 acciones correctivas y no utiliz\u00f3 el concepto enga\u00f1oso de \u201cpiloto autom\u00e1tico\u201d en la promoci\u00f3n de sus veh\u00edculos electr\u00f3nicos en California. Tesla previamente modific\u00f3 c\u00f3mo utiliza el t\u00e9rmino \u201cConducci\u00f3n Aut\u00f3noma Total\u201d para clarificar que la supervisi\u00f3n de un conductor es necesaria. Al tomar las acciones requeridas, Tesla evitar\u00e1 la suspensi\u00f3n de sus licencias de concesionario y fabricante en el estado por 30 d\u00edas por parte del DMV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Sacramento \u2014 Tesla realiz\u00f3 las medidas requeridas exitosamente para no seguir utilizando el t\u00e9rmino \u201cpiloto autom\u00e1tico\u201d al promocionar sus veh\u00edculos en California, como fue requerido por el Departamento de Veh\u00edculos Motorizados de California (DMV) el pasado diciembre. Al tomar esta acci\u00f3n, Tesla evit\u00f3 que sus licencias de concesionario y fabricante fueran suspendidas por el DMV por 30 d\u00edas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEl DMV est\u00e1 comprometido con la seguridad de los californianos en todos los caminos y comunidades\u201d, dijo el director del DMV Steve Gordon. \u201cEl departamento est\u00e1 complacido que Tesla tom\u00f3 las medidas requeridas para cumplir con las normas de protecci\u00f3n al consumidor del estado de California\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El 16 de diciembre de 2025, el DMV emiti\u00f3 su decisi\u00f3n sobre el proceso administrativo de Tesla (caso no. 21-02188 y 21-02189), e implement\u00f3 la resoluci\u00f3n propuesta del juez administrativo (ALJ, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s), la cual determin\u00f3 que el uso de Tesla del t\u00e9rmino \u201cpiloto autom\u00e1tico\u201d para describir sus veh\u00edculos con sistema avanzado de asistencia al conductor (ADAS, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s) es enga\u00f1oso y viola la ley estatal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La decisi\u00f3n propuesta por el juez administrativo ordenaba la suspensi\u00f3n de la licencia de fabricante de Tesla y su licencia de concesionario por 30 d\u00edas. Despu\u00e9s de una revisi\u00f3n, el DMV adopt\u00f3 la resoluci\u00f3n del juez administrativo sobre las violaciones, pero redujo las sanciones, que impon\u00edan una suspensi\u00f3n inmediata y permanente de la licencia de fabricante de Tesla y otorg\u00e1ndole 60 d\u00edas para actuar respecto al uso del t\u00e9rmino \u201cpiloto autom\u00e1tico\u201d.\n\nCalifornia tiene tolerancia cero a publicidad enga\u00f1osa que pone en riesgo la seguridad. Cuando compa\u00f1\u00edas hacen falsas declaraciones sobre las capacidades de un veh\u00edculo, ponen en riesgo vidas y el estado los har\u00e1 responsables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Contexto:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El DMV argument\u00f3 que Tesla hizo y difundi\u00f3 informaci\u00f3n falsa al publicitar sus veh\u00edculos como equipados, o que podr\u00edan estar equipados, con caracter\u00edsticas equiparables a la capacidad de conducci\u00f3n aut\u00f3noma. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A inicios de mayo de 2021, la funci\u00f3n ADAS de Tesla se encontraba en publicidad escrita, principalmente en el sitio de internet de Tesla, utilizando la descripci\u00f3n del producto \u201cpiloto autom\u00e1tico\u201d y \u201cConducci\u00f3n Aut\u00f3noma Total\u201d y la frase \u201cEl sistema est\u00e1 dise\u00f1ado para poder realizar viajes de corta y larga distancia sin que la persona que se encuentra en el asiento del conductor tenga que intervenir\u201d. Sin embargo, los veh\u00edculos con dicho sistema ADAS no pod\u00edan, al momento de esa publicidad, y a\u00fan no pueden, ser operados como veh\u00edculos aut\u00f3nomos. Con base en dicha publicidad falsa, el DMV interpuso una acusaci\u00f3n contra las licencias de fabricante y vendedor de Tesla en noviembre de 2023. Tesla subsecuentemente descontinu\u00f3 el uso de los t\u00e9rminos \u201cCapacidad de Conducci\u00f3n Aut\u00f3noma Total\u201d, y en su lugar especific\u00f3 que el sistema requiere supervisi\u00f3n del conductor utilizando el t\u00e9rmino \u201cConducci\u00f3n Aut\u00f3noma Total (Supervisada)\u201d.\n\nLa Oficina de Audiencias Administrativas de California realiz\u00f3 una audiencia ante un juez administrativo sobre el caso del 21 al 25 de julio de 2025, y el juez administrativo emiti\u00f3 una propuesta de resoluci\u00f3n el 20 de noviembre de 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-spacer-block spacer-box\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Antes de ir a una oficina- Primero intente en l\u00ednea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">La mayor\u00eda de los tr\u00e1mites del DMV no requieren visitar una oficina. El DMV anima a los clientes a utilizar los <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/dmv-online\/\" target=\"_self\">servicios en l\u00ednea<\/a> y otros medios de servicio para completar transacciones, como pueden ser renovaciones elegibles de licencias de manejo y registro de veh\u00edculos. Los clientes tambi\u00e9n pueden usar el <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/make-an-appointment\/service-advisor\/\" target=\"_self\">Asesor de Servicios<\/a> en el sitio web del DMV para conocer sus opciones y completar tr\u00e1mites del DMV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Elige lo digital \u2014 Para recibir notificaciones electr\u00f3nicas sobre renovaciones de registro de veh\u00edculos y licencias de manejo, acceda o crea una cuenta segura en l\u00ednea en <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/mydmv\/\" target=\"_self\">dmv.ca.gov<\/a> y suscr\u00edbase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center translation-block\">Sign up to receive the latest DMV News Alerts:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/dmv-news-alerts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DMV NEWS ALERTS \u2013 California DMV<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 17, 2026 What you need to know: In December 2025, the California DMV found Tesla Motors in violation of state law for misleadingly using the terms \u201cAutopilot\u201d and \u201cFull Self-Driving\u201d in the marketing of its electric vehicles. 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