Musk violated California law by broadcasting live on his cell phone while driving, but the police did not punish him.

CTOnews.com Tesla CEO Elon Musk livestreamed his FSD test drive experience in Palo Alto, California, on Friday, clearly showing him holding his phone while driving, in clear violation of California law. But the Palo Alto Police Department says it won't fine Musk because officers didn't see the violation happen.

Capt. James Leifschneider of the Palo Alto Police Department told The Verge: "If an officer sees a driver with a cell phone in his hand in the act, they can issue a ticket to the driver for violating California's hands-free phone law. However, since no police officer personally witnessed the situation at the time, Musk will not be fined. "

About 30 minutes into the video, Musk had to stop the FSD system from running red lights during the live broadcast, and he turned the camera toward himself to show that he was indeed in the driving position.

A first violation of California's No Handphones Law will result in a $20 fine, and a second violation will result in driving license points being deducted, provided that the second violation occurs within three years of the first violation.

It is worth mentioning that the U.S. government may be about to make a major decision on Musk-whether to force a recall of Tesla's Autopilot software, because the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating more than ten accidents in which Autopilot cars hit stationary emergency vehicles.