Tesla Avoids California Sales Halt Over Autopilot Marketing (1)

Tesla Inc. will be allowed to continue selling electric vehicles in California uninterrupted after the company revised what the state had called misleading marketing of driver-assistance technology.

The automaker has taken “corrective action” including ending the use of Autopilot branding in California, the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles said in a statement late Tuesday. Tesla also has modified its use of the term Full Self-Driving to clarify when supervision is required.

California had been poised to suspend Tesla’s sales license for 30 days after a ruling in December from an administrative judge on allegations that Tesla was exaggerating the capabilities ...