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Dec 13 2023
07:57 am
Tesla recall, nearly all cars sold in U.S.
By: bizgrrl

From the Washington Post,

The recall comes after a years-long investigation into crashes while the Autopilot system was activated.

“There may be an increased risk of a crash,” the agency wrote, in some situations when the system is engaged “and the driver does not maintain responsibility for vehicle operation and is unprepared to intervene as necessary or fails to recognize when Autosteer is canceled or not engaged.”

The recall covers nearly all of the vehicles Tesla sold in the United States, the Associated Press reported.

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From Washington Post, "Tesla

Submitted by bizgrrl on Sat, 2023/12/16 - 9:56am.

From Washington Post,

"Tesla this week agreed to issue a remote update to 2 million cars aimed at improving driver attention while Autopilot is engaged, especially on surface roads with cross traffic and other hazards the driver-assistance technology is not designed to detect."

"But the recall — the largest in Tesla’s 20-year history — quickly drew condemnation from experts and lawmakers, who said new warnings and alerts are unlikely to solve Autopilot’s fundamental flaw: that Tesla fails to limit where drivers can turn it on in the first place."

Autosteer feature was "theoretically" designed for controlled-access highways. But, as of yet is not being limited to these roads.

...736 U.S. crashes since 2019 involving Teslas in Autopilot mode —

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