Tesla will recall more than two million vehicles to fix a flaw in its “Autopilot” assisted-driving system – a move that came as Virginia officials found a car had the software enabled during a fatal crash last July.
Tesla will recall more than two million vehicles, almost the entire fleet sold in the US, to fix a flaw in its “Autopilot” assisted-driving system – a move that came as Virginia officials found a car had the software enabled during a fatal crash last July.
The recall – reportedly the largest in Tesla’s history – emerged as part of a still-ongoing investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The probe, which began more than two years ago and included reviews of 956 crashes that allegedly involved Autopilot, determined that its existing safeguards “may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse” of the software.
“In certain circumstances when Autosteer is engaged, and the driver does not maintain responsibility for vehicle operation and is unprepared to intervene as necessary or fails to recognize when Autosteer is canceled or not engaged, there may be an increased risk of a crash,” the NHTSA said in a release.
