China says Tesla will deploy an OTA update to fix Autopilot issues in 1.6M+ cars, or virtually all of its cars ever sold in China, after a US recall in December
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China says Tesla will deploy an OTA update to fix Autopilot issues in 1.6M+ cars, or almost all of its cars ever sold in China, after a US recall in December
- Carmaker will deploy over-the-air software upgrade to cars — Move mirrors recall of 2 million vehicles in the US last month
Tesla plans to update Autopilot in 2M+ vehicles after the NHTSA issued a recall and called its safety measures inadequate and open to misuse, after a long probe
- US regulator finds system doesn't do enough to prevent misuse — Agency will keep defect investigation open, monitor remedies
In July 2023, the NHTSA ordered Tesla to provide data on Autopilot's “Elon mode”, which eliminates prompts for drivers to their keep hands on the wheel
- Tesla received a special order from the National Highway Transportation Administration in late July requiring …
Sens. Markey and Blumenthal ask the FTC to investigate Tesla's marketing of Autopilot, saying Tesla has “repeatedly overstated the capabilities of its vehicles”
Sean O'Kane / The Verge : Source: Senator Edward Markey … Source: Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts : Markey & Blumenthal Call For FTC Investigation Into Tesla's Misleading Advertising of Drivin...
NTSB says causes of fatal Tesla crash in May 2016 included driver's over-reliance on Autopilot, approves safety recommendations for automakers, DoT, and NHTSA
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German transport authority tells Tesla to stop using the term “Autopilot” in advertising
German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt has asked Tesla (TSLA.O) to stop advertising its electric vehicles as having an Autopilot function as this might suggest drivers' attention is not needed, ...
US NHTSA opens investigation into fatal accident involving Tesla's Autopilot mode; Tesla says it's the first fatality in 130M+ miles driven with Autopilot
A Tesla Model S with the Autopilot system activated was involved in a fatal crash, the first known fatality in a Tesla where Autopilot was active.