Tesla FSD: 360,000 vehicles “recalled” for semi-automatic driving
This page is translated from the original post "Tesla FSD : 360 000 véhicules “au rappel” pour la conduite semi-automatique" in French.
- 17/02/2023 12:45
More than 360,000 Tesla electric cars sold since 2016 will need to be updated in the coming months due to issues with the semi-autonomous driving system “FSD”.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ordered a software update for Tesla’s FSD yesterday. It appears to be related to malfunctions in the driver assistance system.
According to the NHTSA report, the Tesla driver assistance system reportedly has failures. It can cause the vehicle to continue straight ahead instead of turning onto an exit ramp. The Tesla also ran a stop sign at an intersection without stopping. Moreover, the affected vehicles did not always sufficiently react to speed limit signs. The report released yesterday mentions instances of passing through intersections with yellow lights without slowing down.
Who is affected by the update?
The software update concerns Model S, X, Y, and 3 vehicles equipped with the FSD (Full Self-Driving) software sold since 2016. The update will be performed remotely and will not require a traditional recall. You will not need to bring your Tesla to a service center for this update.
Tesla models have driver assistance (SAE level 2) software and do not feature level 3 autonomous driving software (SAE level 3). This is despite statements made by the company’s CEO Elon Musk already called into question on the topic.
Is Tesla once again under scrutiny by U.S. transportation authorities?
This is not the first time the electric car company has faced the U.S. safety regulators. In June 2022, another report from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicated that the FSD software was involved in 273 traffic accidents across the United States. It also notes that reports may have been counted multiple times for different system failures related to the “Autopilot”.
Last month, the head of the “Autopilot” software, Ashok Elluswamy, admitted to cheating regarding the software’s capabilities. In a demonstration video from 2016, Tesla had claimed that “Autopilot” was an autonomous driving system that no longer required the driver to assist the vehicle in any way.
This claim was false: Elluswamy later admitted that it showed “the capabilities of the software” and not the actual behavior of a Tesla.
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