2023-12-15 20:17:00
Tesla is carrying out a recall of almost all of its 2 million cars on U.S. roads to restrict the use of its Autopilot feature, following a two-year investigation by U.S. safety inspectors into nearly a thousand crashes in which the feature was activated.
The restrictions on Autopilot represent a setback for Tesla’s efforts to market its vehicles to buyers willing to pay more to have their cars do the driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said the Autopilot system could give drivers a false sense of security and be easily misused in specific dangerous situations that Tesla’s technology may not be able to navigate correctly.
The software update will have to give Tesla drivers more warnings when they are not paying attention to the road with the “Autosteer” function activated. These notifications will remind drivers to keep their hands on the steering wheel and pay attention to the road.
Following the recall, Teslas with Autosteer enabled will more routinely check the driver’s attention level and may disable the feature if it determines the driver is not paying attention, if the vehicle is approaching traffic lights, or is off the highway. , where Autosteer alone is not enough to drive the car.
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The recall was revealed in a letter to Tesla released by NHTSA, which said the automaker has agreed to a software update starting Tuesday that will limit the use of the Autosteer function if a driver repeatedly fails to demonstrate readiness to regain control of the car. while the feature is enabled.
The recall comes two days after an in-depth Washington Post investigation that found at least eight serious crashes, including some fatal ones, in which the Autopilot feature should not have been activated. Tesla’s owner’s manual states that Autosteer is intended only for use on highways and limited-access roads with a fully attentive driver, but the company has touted the idea that its driver assistance features allow the cars to take the majority driving decisions, even away from these roads.
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