The Tesla institution logo sits connected an unsold 2020 Model X astatine a Tesla dealership successful Littleton, Colo., connected Feb. 2, 2020. Tesla has issued a callback that volition automatically nonstop a bundle update fixing a information occupation successful its electrical vehicles. The callback connected Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, seemingly heads disconnected a looming confrontation with U.S. information regulators. Credit: AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File
Tesla has issued a callback that automatically sent a bundle update fixing a information occupation successful its electrical vehicles, seemingly heading disconnected a looming confrontation with U.S. information regulators.
But callback documents posted connected the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website Tuesday don't code different safety contented specified by the bureau erstwhile it demanded that Tesla explicate wherefore it wasn't doing recalls for safety-related bundle updates done implicit the internet.
The callback covers astir 12,000 Teslas with a glitch successful the "Full Self-Driving" bundle that tin marque the cars halt for nary bully reason. The company's paperwork says the problems with automatic exigency braking tin summation the hazard of different vehicles hitting Teslas from behind.
A nationalist callback allows owners to guarantee repairs are done and that radical buying cars cognize of imaginable information problems. It besides allows the NHTSA to marque definite the callback addresses the safety issue. The bureau tin good automakers if they don't contented recalls rapidly capable oregon if they don't hole each of the problems.
The callback covers each 4 Tesla models—the S, X, 3 and Y. Tesla documents accidental a software update sent connected Oct. 23 introduced the glitch.
Company documents accidental Tesla started getting reports from owners the adjacent time astir phantom braking. In a substance of hours, the institution says it canceled further updates oregon reverted the bundle to a erstwhile version. That disabled exigency braking connected immoderate of the vehicles.
On Oct. 24, the institution traced the origin to a connection disconnect betwixt 2 machine chips. It developed different bundle update to hole the occupation and sent it retired connected Oct. 25, according to the documents. The institution said it voluntarily agreed to bash a callback connected Oct. 26.
The determination appears to amusement that Tesla present volition contented a callback erstwhile it pushes retired bundle updates to hole information issues. It besides sets a precedent for different automakers that they bash the same.
On Oct. 12, regulators sent a missive to Tesla demanding to cognize wherefore the institution didn't callback its vehicles erstwhile it sent a bundle update to hole a occupation with its Autopilot partially automated driving system. The update addressed detection of exigency vehicles parked connected roads portion crews responded to crashes.
The NHTSA opened an probe of Autopilot successful August aft getting reports of a twelve crashes into exigency vehicles. The probe covers 765,000 vehicles, astir everything that Tesla has sold successful the U.S. since the commencement of the 2014 exemplary year. Of the twelve crashes that are portion of the probe, 17 radical were injured and 1 was killed.
Tesla had until Monday to explicate wherefore it didn't contented a callback for the Autopilot update. As of aboriginal Tuesday, NHTSA had not posted immoderate documents detailing Tesla's response.
The bureau said conversations with Tesla proceed "to guarantee that immoderate information defect is promptly acknowledged and addressed according to the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act." The connection didn't accidental if Tesla responded to the agency's questions connected the Autopilot bundle update.
Messages were near aboriginal Tuesday seeking remark from Tesla.
Tesla did a bundle update successful precocious September that was intended to amended detection of exigency vehicle lights successful low-light conditions. The information bureau says Tesla is alert that national instrumentality requires automakers to bash a callback if they find retired that vehicles person information defects.
Tesla says that Autopilot and "Full Self-Driving" are driver-assistance systems and cannot thrust themselves, contempt their names. The automaker says drivers person to beryllium acceptable to intervene astatine immoderate time.
Selected Tesla drivers person been "beta testing" the "Full Self-Driving" software connected nationalist roads. The NHTSA besides has asked the institution for accusation astir the testing, including a request that testers not disclose information.
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