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Tesla Recalls Over 2 Million Cars To Prevent Autopilot Misuse
Tesla has to recall practically all of its automobiles bought within the US on account of security flaws with its Autopilot know-how. It impacts greater than two million automobiles and consists of the Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y outfitted with Autosteer. The automaker will rectify the difficulty with an over-the-air software program replace.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been investigating the corporate’s Autopilot know-how since 2021, and it has concluded that the system doesn’t do sufficient to forestall drivers from misusing the characteristic. NHSTA mentioned in its Safety Recall Report that Autosteer’s controls “may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse” in sure circumstances.
5 Reasons Why Many People Have a Negative Opinion of Tesla
Tesla has set a major objective of achieving the first completely seamless autopilot experience in its modern vehicle line. The concept of self-driving cars has been a dream of science fiction for decades, making this goal commendable. However, Tesla’s vehicles have faced numerous failures and malfunctions in their pursuit of true autopilot, which has sparked controversy and investigations into the automaker’s self-driving “beta.”
According to a report by The Washington Post published in June of this year, Tesla’s autopilot system has been involved in or directly caused around 736 car crashes since 2019. These crashes have resulted in at least 17 confirmed fatalities of drivers, passengers, or pedestrians. Furthermore, over 360,000 Tesla vehicles have been recalled due to unsafe driving behavior with their self-driving beta software in various high-traffic situations.
According to the NHTSA, the recall was initiated because the Full Self-Driving Beta, both installed and pending installation, caused some Tesla vehicles to exceed speed limits or navigate intersections unlawfully or unpredictably, posing a significant risk of accidents.
While Tesla’s ambition to develop self-driving technology is admirable, the numbers speak for themselves: the technology is not yet fully road-ready, and the company’s insistence on including it has deterred drivers concerned about their own safety and the safety of others.
Elon Musk Reveals Discussions with ‘Major OEM’ to License Tesla FSD Tech
Tesla has spent years developing its Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Autopilot technology, which combines hardware and software to enable real-time environment analysis and perform various tasks such as controlling car speed, steering on city streets, responding to traffic lights, changing lanes, parking automatically, and more. Elon Musk tweeted in April 2023 that Tesla’s self-driving technology is the most advanced in the real world. However, integrating this advanced technology with other electric car brands would be a challenging and time-consuming process to achieve the same level of integration and efficiency found in Tesla vehicles.
Even if Tesla can overcome computational challenges using powerful supercomputers like Dojo, safety remains a crucial concern. Tesla has faced scrutiny over the safety of its Autopilot and FSD systems, leading to multiple investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) into Tesla vehicle accidents involving driver assistance technology. Given these technical and safety obstacles, Tesla may not find as many interested parties for its FSD licensing offer as it did with the NACS charging standard. However, electric vehicle manufacturers may be tempted by the opportunity to bypass the extensive time and financial investment needed to develop their own driver-assist technology on par with Tesla’s system.