https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/08/17/analysis-tesla-haters-may-have-a-new-hero-in-the-california-dmv/

Of all the powerful institutions that are skeptical of/worried about in Tesla’s self-driving ambitions — certain US lawmakers, auto industry experts, safety regulators — the one that may finally be able to flex enough muscle is the unglamorous and almost universally dreaded Department of Motor Vehicles, my colleague Matt McFarland reports.

Here’s the thing: Tesla is peddling its “full self-driving” technology as a an add-on that, in theory, lets the car’s computers navigate local roads with steering, braking and acceleration.