Tesla Recalls 363,000 Cars with ‘Full Self-Driving’ Function Following Safety Concerns

Reportedly, Tesla is updating its self-driving software in response to the US safety officials who raised concerns that it would ultimately enable drivers to exceed speed limits or cross past intersections dangerously.

In order to address the issue, Tesla recalls its [approx.] 363,000 vehicles with their “Full Self-Driving” feature to monitor and fix how it behaves around intersections and adhere to posted speed limits.

The recall was initiated as part of a larger investigation into Tesla’s automated driving systems by U.S. safety regulators. Regulators had expressed doubts about how Tesla’s system responded in four locations along roadways.

According to a document published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday, Tesla will address the issues with an online software upgrade in the coming weeks. The document adds that although Tesla is doing the recall, it does not agree with the agency’s analysis of the issue.

As per the NHTSA analysis, the system, being tested by around 400,000 Tesla owners on public roads, flags unsafe actions like driving straight through an intersection while in a turn-only lane, failing to stop completely at stop signs, and driving through an intersection during a yellow traffic light without taking proper precaution.

Moreover, the document deems that the system does not satisfactorily respond to the transformation in speed limits or might not take into account the d

[…]
Content was cut in order to protect the source.Please visit the source for the rest of the article.

This article has been indexed from CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents