Docs: Tesla will issue an OTA update to its FSD software that let vehicles roll through stop signs without coming to a halt, affecting around 54,000 vehicles
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 54,000 cars and SUVs because their “Full Self-Driving” software lets them roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt.
The remedy is an over-the-air recall, not a physical repair: Tesla can alter behavior across the affected fleet remotely, while the recall record makes the change subject to regulator scrutiny.
First-order effects
Owners of roughly 54,000 affected Tesla vehicles will receive an OTA update that removes FSD's ability to roll through stop signs without a complete halt.
Tesla must modify a feature in its FSD software that had been part of the system's automated stop-sign behavior.
Second-order effects
NHTSA's recall process turns an FSD behavior change into a documented safety action, increasing the operational stakes of Tesla's software-release and validation process.
As vehicle functions are delivered and corrected by OTA updates, recalls increasingly become a mechanism for governing software behavior across fleets rather than replacing hardware.
Repeated FSD fixes—from the emergency-braking recall to this stop-sign change—point toward tighter coupling between autonomous-driving feature deployment and safety oversight.
The trend: Automated-driving systems are being governed as continuously updated software products, with OTA recalls serving as a core safety-control mechanism.
Here's a typical drive on Tesla FSD Beta, and why it's the opposite of useful. It's most certainly not even close to being “safer than a human”, by any factor. 22-minute drive, 4.5 miles, and WAY too many interventions. https://twitter.com/...
@WholeMarsBlog @tkrisher He's actually a lobbyist, not a journalist. There are many who pose as the latter while behaving like the former. No integrity. Indeed, there were no safety issues. The car simply slowed to ~2 mph & continued forward if clear view with no cars or pedestri…
.@GHSAHQ continues to have significant concerns with Tesla. “They keep pushing the bounds of safety to see what they can get away with, and they've really been pushing a lot,” he said. “Each time it's just a little bit more egregious.” https://abcnews.go.com/...
This entire thread is mind-boggling. Rolling stops like he's describing, which were built into the Tesla software and resulted in a recall, are literally illegal in every state of the country. https://twitter.com/...
This is the thing that gets me. A lot of the interventions aren't for minor cases, or instances where a decision could've gone either way. When we made our own video at CNN, it was blatantly dangerous, baffling situations, just like the ones seen here. https://twitter.com/...
The journalist who wrote this story — and who is not a lobbyist — had to protect his tweets due to bullying, which I guess has sufficiently filled the role of Tesla's disbanded PR department https://apnews.com/...
This seems...sub-optimal. “The recall shows that Tesla programmed its vehicles to violate the law in most states, where police will ticket drivers for disregarding stop signs.” https://apnews.com/...
An interesting language thing, which I assume is related to regulatory stuff, is that “recall” here means “do an over the air software update” https://www.reuters.com/...
It makes sense NHTSA is moving on this “feature” as it is hyper specific & in conflict with one of the most important laws on-road. Stop signs also tend to be in areas where there are more VRUs. A small pain for Tesla, but a positive move for road safety. https://www.reuters.com/…
Well, this is a start! That said, the idea that “Full Self-Driving” is only dangerous when it is *explicitly programmed to break the law* feels like... a somewhat low bar for adding new risks to an activity that already kills 40k Americans each year. https://www.reuters.com/...
New: Potentially 54k @Tesla vehicles recalled over “failing to stop” at stop signs. @NHTSAgov points to the “rolling stop” feature of the Full Self Driving (beta) software. Tesla to disable feature via over-the-air software update. https://www.nhtsa.gov/... @CBSNews https://twitt…
Tesla had a feature as part of “Full Self Driving” where it didn't stop at stop signs but merely slowed down? As someone who's been pulled over by cops for a rolling stop I'm completely stunned this was considered a feature and not a law breaking bug. https://apnews.com/...