{"id":248404,"date":"2023-12-13T16:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=248404"},"modified":"2023-12-13T16:19:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:19:00","slug":"tesla-autopilot-safety-recall-affects-two-million-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/tesla-autopilot-safety-recall-affects-two-million-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Autopilot safety recall affects two million cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two million US market Teslas will receive a software upgrade to improve the safety of their Autopilot self-driving tech<\/h2>\n


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Tesla in the US has agreed to \u2018recall\u2019 two million cars with Autopilot autonomous driving features, following a long-running investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).<\/p>\n

The recall takes the form of an over-the-air software update, which it is being reported has been designed to improve the car\u2019s ability to determine whether drivers using Tesla\u2019s Autopilot functions are paying proper attention to the road ahead, and are keeping their hands on the steering wheel at all times. The company, headed by Elon Musk, says it disputes the NHTSA\u2019s analysis that the existing system is open to misuse, and says it has agreed to upgrade the software only in order to put an end to the investigation.<\/p>\n

Tesla has told US media outlets that the new software will add additional alerts and controls to those already in place \u201cto further encourage the driver to adhere to their continuous driving responsibility whenever Autosteer (one of the Autopilot\u2019s suite of functions) is engaged.\u201d<\/p>\n