Electric carmaker Tesla has issued a voluntary recall. This recall pertains to vehicles with the carmaker’s experimental driver assistance program known as the Full Self-Driving Beta (FSD Beta). According to Tesla, 363,758 vehicles have been affected.
The recall has been updated on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website as well. In certain cases, the FSD Beta could cause a crash in the affected vehicles. The system could act unsafe around intersections, for example travelling straight through a crossing when in a compulsory turning lane. The vehicle could also enter a stop-sign area without stopping completely or enter an intersection with a steady yellow light without due caution. It is said that the FSD Beta might have trouble when speed limits change when traveling in autonomous mode.
Tesla will roll-out an over the air (OTA) software update to fix this issue in the affected cars.
The models which have this issue include 2016-2023 Tesla Model S and Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y. Cars from these ranges with installed FSD Beta or even those with a pending installation could be affected.
According to Tesla, the FSD Beta program allows new and work-in-progress driver assistance features to be tried by Tesla owners. While the car is not actually fully autonomous, a human driver is always required to be in the driver’s seat when this system is active.
Some of the features include “autosteer on city streets”. This allows a Tesla vehicle to navigate itself around city environments automatically.
Further, owners must pay Tesla US$ 15,000 upfront or US$ 199 per month to be a part of this program. Further, a Tesla software will determine a driver-safety score and only those drivers who secure a high score will be eligible for this system.
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