Tesla recalls more than 2 million vehicles in the United States
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This was initiated when US regulator found its driver assistance system, Autopilot, was partly defective.
The recall applies to all Tesla sold in the US since 2015. The recall covers models Y, S, 3 and X produced between Oct. 5, 2012, and Dec. 7 of this year.
The decision to recall comes in the light of a two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The investigation was done into a series of crashes that happened while the Autopilot partially automated driving system was in use.
The agency says its investigation found Autopilot’s method of making sure that drivers are paying attention can be inadequate and can lead to “foreseeable misuse of the system.”
The added controls and alerts will “further encourage the driver to adhere to their continuous driving responsibility,” the documents said.
Autosteer is a component of Tesla’s “Basic Autopilot” offering that is supposed to be used for “controlled-access highways” and provides “steering, braking and acceleration support”
Drivers are supposed to keep their hands on the steering wheel and remain attentive while using Autosteer so that they take over the driving task whenever necessary.
Tesla is naming the software update as “over-the-air software remedy”.The update will happen automatically and does not require a visit to a dealership.