Tesla solves door issues in an astonishing way
This page is translated from the original post "Tesla a solutionné des problèmes de portes d’une façon étonnante" in French.
- 23/12/2023 10:03
Flagged by an investigation related to safety in the event of an accident involving its Model S and Model X, Tesla is going to fix this issue… remotely.
Technology is impressive. An updated line of computer code, and voilà, the problem is solved. Then it’s a matter of sending it “Over-the-Air” to the affected cars via their internet connection, and it’s done.
This is how Tesla addressed, at the end of December 2023, a safety issue pointed out by the U.S. federal Department of Transportation. The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) had indeed noted that on the Tesla Model S and X produced between 2021 and 2023, with software version 2021.36 or later, a door unlocking during an accident.
However, this could, it seems, be accompanied by a door opening, thus increasing the risk for the occupants. This is not permitted in the USA. About 120,000 vehicles were affected and received a remote software update.
Now, the disagreement between the NHTSA and Tesla concerns the terminology of the word “recall”. This is bad publicity, and Tesla argues that it is not a “recall” at all, since no owner had to visit a dealership to have the defect fixed. It’s a semantic issue, in the sense that Tesla did receive a recall… ordered by the NHTSA.
Tesla is experiencing a turbulent end of the year, with the NHTSA also criticizing it for a lack of driver monitoring when Autopilot is activated. In this case, two million vehicles were affected. And again, the fix was implemented remotely.
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