WIRED: Tesla is recalling nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix an Autopilot Fault

[the-pi-guy]

WIRED: Tesla Is Recalling Nearly All Vehicles Sold in US to Fix an Autopilot Fault

Tesla is recalling more than two million vehicles, nearly all of the vehicles it has sold in the US to date, to fix a flawed system designed to make sure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot.

Rather than physically recalling vehicles, documents posted today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) state that Tesla will send out a software update in an attempt to fix the problem.

The recall covers nearly all of the vehicles Tesla sold in the US, including the Model X, Model S, Model Y, and Model 3, and impacts those produced between October 5, 2012, and December 7 2023.

It comes after a two-year investigation by the NHTSA into a series of crashes that supposedly happened while Autopilot system was in use. Since 2016, the NHTSA has opened more than 40 special crash investigations involving Teslas and where advanced driver assistance such as Autopilot were suspected of being switched on. Nineteen crash deaths have been reported in these investigations.

[nnodley]

I hate when they call these recalls.  When all it is is a software update.

[Legend]

Lol journalists love trying to spread fud.

[the-pi-guy]

I feel like there should be different words for different kinds of recalls.

[kitler53]

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/tesla-fights-autopilot-false-advertising-claim-with-free-speech-argument/

unrelated but whatever,.. not starting another thread about musk to post this in.

[Dr. Pezus]

Rather than physically recalling vehicles, documents posted today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) state that Tesla will send out a software update in an attempt to fix the problem.

Yeah so no big deal lol

[Legend]

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/tesla-fights-autopilot-false-advertising-claim-with-free-speech-argument/

unrelated but whatever,.. not starting another thread about musk to post this in.

Standard stupid government.

Autopilot could have been named better 100 years ago with planes but it is what it is. Full Self Driving could be making faster progress but it's very clear that they're working towards real full self driving. They're farther ahead than anyone else by a large amount.