Status: 02/16/2023 8:43 p.m
“Full Self-Driving” is the name of the Tesla software that is supposed to process information from traffic lights and signs as a driving assistant. According to US authorities, the current version involves an increased accident rate. Tesla now has to recall 360,000 cars in the US for an update.
Electric car maker Tesla is recalling more than 360,000 vehicles with the trial version of its advanced driver assistance software in the United States. Because the authorities see an increased risk of accidents, the group wants to update the software online in the cars. The software update, officially called a recall, affects the 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.
With the current software, a vehicle can exceed speed limits or cross intersections in an unlawful manner, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said. The NHTSA investigated the test version after several incidents and complaints. Tesla calls the advanced “Autopilot” version “Full Self-Driving.” The FSD software should, among other things, take traffic lights and traffic signs into account – and thus be able to navigate through the city.
Despite their name and boss Elon Musk’s claims that the vehicles don’t need human intervention, Tesla says on its website that the cars cannot drive themselves and owners must be ready to intervene at any time. According to the usual classification, the system only counts as a driver assistance system.
errors in road traffic
US drivers can currently use FSD in a beta test version. In recent months, videos have repeatedly shown how the FSD software made errors in road traffic that could lead to accidents. According to the recall notice, FSD vehicles can ignore stop signs at intersections and drive straight out of turn lanes. In addition, the cars could drive on intersections with yellow traffic lights without due caution. Some of them also reacted inadequately to changed speed limits.
According to the note, Tesla was asked by the NHTSA to carry out a formal recall at the end of January. The car company did not agree with the authority’s analysis, but decided to carry out a voluntary recall “out of caution”. A total of 362,758 vehicles built between 2016 and 2023 are affected, on which the FSD software is used or its installation is pending.