Tesla pauses rollout of $20,000 driving software subject to US recall
SAN FRANCISCO – Tesla has temporarily stopped rolling out its US$15,000 driver-assistance system until it addresses issues that led the carmaker to recall almost 363,000 vehicles.
The pause affects customers who have opted in for Full Self-Driving Beta – a support feature for drivers who are responsible for operating their car at all times – but have not yet received a software update containing the feature, according to Tesla’s website.The feature known as FSD Beta allows Tesla vehicles to exceed speed limits or travel in unlawful or unpredictable ways that increase crash risk, the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Feb 16.
The agency cited examples including travelling straight through an intersection while in a turn-only lane, entering stop sign-controlled intersections without coming to a complete stop and proceeding into intersections during a steady-yellow traffic signal without caution. Tesla said in its recall report that it expected to deploy an over-the-air software fix to its vehicles “in the coming weeks”. BLOOMBERG
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