Autopilot

Tesla is recalling more than 1.6m Model S, X, 3 and Y electric vehicles exported to China for problems with their automatic assisted steering and door latch controls.The recall, Tesla’s largest ever in China, affects the majority of the cars it has sold in the country, according to Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal.China’s state administration for market regulation announced the recall on Friday. The agency said Tesla in Beijing and Shanghai would use remote upgrades to fix the problems, so in most cases car owners…

Photo: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP (Getty Images)Teslas have always sounded a little too good to be true, and Elon Musk is in the dog house again for his latest expression of “free speech.” It seems Teslas can’t drive as far as once claimed and still don’t truly drive themselves. Did Elon Musk Regret Buying Twitter? | Walter Isaacson InterviewTesla slashed range estimates of its Model Y Long Range and Performance models by 6% on Thursday, according to Electrek. Musk’s electric car company also issued a software update to 1.6 million…

Updated Jan. 5, 2024 8:04 am ETHONG KONG—Tesla is conducting its largest ever recall in China that regulators said was to fix issues with its driver-assistance features that could increase the risk of crashes, a move that follows similar fixes in the U.S.The software fix, which will be delivered remotely, comes as the electric-vehicle maker faces fierce competition in the world’s largest auto market, where it trails homegrown rival BYD.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

Tesla has been forced to recall about 1.6 million of its EVs in China, because of some issue with the Autopilot and steering software. China plays a vital role in Tesla's global strategy, serving as both a significant consumer market and the location of a major manufacturing facility in Shanghai…

Tesla is recalling 1.62 million vehicles in China over the same Autopilot safety issue that forced it to upgrade two million vehicles in the US. As before, fixes will be done will be via free over-the-air (OTA) updates to add features that ensure drivers pay attention while using Tesla's driver assistance system. It affects nearly every Tesla ever sold in the country, including imported Model S and Model X vehicles along with Model 3 and Model Y EVs made in China.According to China's State Administration for Market…

Tesla’s fix for its Autopilot recall of more than 2 million vehicles is being called “insufficient” by Consumer Reports, following preliminary tests. Kelly Funkhouser, the nonprofit organization’s associate director of vehicle technology, tells TechCrunch she discovered it’s still possible to cover the cabin camera while using Autopilot, meaning drivers can neutralize one of the two main ways the car monitors if they are paying attention to the road.  What’s more, Funkhouser says she did not notice any differences…

A 2021 Model 3 sedan charges at a Tesla dealership in Littleton, Colo., on June 27, 2021. Tesla's recall of over 2 million vehicles aimed at getting drivers using Autopilot to pay attention to the road relies on a software update that multiple studies show will not work. Credit: AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File Tesla's recall of more than 2 million of its electric vehicles—an effort to have drivers who use its Autopilot…

Red means stop, green means go – and turquoise now means automated driving: Mercedes-Benz is the first automaker permitted to use exterior marker lights, which means automated driving is activated, in California and Nevada. Turquoise is the color In California, Mercedes can now test turquoise marker lights for automated driving – its DRIVE PILOT system – on freeways. The unique marker lights are integrated into the EQS’s front and rear lights and the two outside mirrors in testing cars. In…

A new study based on insurance claims shows that Tesla drivers have the highest accident rate of any brand in the auto industry. That’s despite Tesla claiming that its Autopilot safety features result in a much lower crash rate than the industry average. Who is lying? Tesla used to release an “Autopilot safety report” that tracked miles between accidents in its vehicles based on the level of Autopilot used or not used and compared it to the industry average. The automaker used the report to…

Tesla has been forced to recall about 2 million, or nearly recall every car they have sold, to fix an issue with the assisted driving feature, called FSD or Autopilot. Because these FSDs were so poorly designed and made, they caused a lot of accidents, some even fatal…