{"id":2123750,"date":"2023-12-13T11:13:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tesla-recalls-2-million-us-vehicles-over-lack-of-autopilot-safeguards\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T11:17:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:17:15","slug":"tesla-recalls-2-million-us-vehicles-over-lack-of-autopilot-safeguards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tesla-recalls-2-million-us-vehicles-over-lack-of-autopilot-safeguards\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla recalls 2M US vehicles due to Autopilot safety concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftesla-recalls-2-million-us-vehicles-over-lack-of-autopilot-safeguards%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2123750&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>December 13, 2023 \u2013 3:47 PM UTC<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) \u2013 Tesla (TSLA.O)\u2064 is issuing a recall for over\u200d two million vehicles in the United States equipped with its\u2062 Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system.\u2064 This move comes after a safety regulator expressed concerns about the system&#8217;s safety.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been investigating Tesla, led by billionaire Elon\u200b Musk, for more than two years. \u200dThe investigation focuses on \u200cwhether Tesla vehicles ensure that drivers remain attentive while using Autopilot. This recall appears to cover almost all Tesla vehicles on U.S. roads.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla\u2062 stated in the recall filing that the controls of Autopilot&#8217;s software system &#8220;may not be sufficient to prevent driver\u2064 misuse&#8221; and could \u2064increase the \u2062risk of accidents.<\/p>\n<p>Acting NHTSA \u200bAdministrator Ann \u2063Carlson emphasized the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/infrastructure-bill-would-require-alcohol-monitors-for-all-new-cars\/\" title=\"Infrastructure Bill Would Require Alcohol Monitors for All New Cars\">driver monitoring systems<\/a> considering that \u2064humans tend to overly rely on technology.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla&#8217;s Autopilot is designed \u200cto enable cars to automatically steer, accelerate, \u200dand brake within their lane. However, \u2063it does not \u2063make the vehicles\u200c fully autonomous. Enhanced Autopilot can assist with lane changes on highways.<\/p>\n<p>One component of Autopilot is Autosteer, which maintains a set speed or following distance and keeps the vehicle \u200din\u2062 its lane.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla disagreed with NHTSA&#8217;s analysis but announced that it would release an \u200bover-the-air\u2064 software \u200cupdate. This update will incorporate additional controls and alerts\u200d to encourage drivers to fulfill their responsibility while Autosteer is engaged.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether the recall will extend\u2064 beyond the United States or if China will demand \u200da recall \u200dfor the same issue.<\/p>\n<p>Regulators in Italy and Germany are also \u2064looking into \u200cthe matter, although no similar actions have been reported yet.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018FORESEEABLE\u200b MISUSE\u2019<\/h4>\n<p>NHTSA initiated an \u200dinvestigation into Autopilot in August 2021 after identifying multiple crashes involving Tesla vehicles colliding with\u2062 stationary emergency vehicles. The investigation was upgraded in June 2022. NHTSA concluded that \u2063Tesla&#8217;s unique design of Autopilot can lead \u2064to inadequate driver engagement and usage controls, resulting in\u200b foreseeable \u2064misuse of \u2064the system. The agency reviewed 956 crashes where Autopilot was allegedly \u200bin use and focused on 322 Autopilot-involved crashes during its probe.<\/p>\n<p>Bryant\u200c Walker Smith, a transportation issues expert and law professor at the University of South Carolina, believes that the software-only fix will have limited effectiveness. He argues that the recall places too\u2063 much responsibility on human drivers \u2063instead of addressing the system&#8217;s potential for misuse.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, NHTSA has\u2062 opened\u200d more than three dozen special crash investigations involving Tesla since 2016. These investigations focused on cases where\u200d driver systems like Autopilot were \u200dsuspected of being used, resulting in 23 reported crash deaths.<\/p>\n<p>NHTSA warns that there is\u2064 an increased risk\u2063 of accidents when the Autopilot system is engaged, but the driver fails to maintain responsibility for vehicle operation or \u200dfails to\u2062 recognize when the system is canceled\u200c or not.<\/p>\n<p>NHTSA will \u200ccontinue to monitor the effectiveness\u200c of Tesla&#8217;s remedies as it \u200bkeeps the investigation into Autopilot open.\u2064 Tesla and NHTSA have held several meetings to discuss the agency&#8217;s\u200b tentative\u2062 conclusions \u200bon potential driver misuse \u200cand Tesla&#8217;s proposed software solutions.<\/p>\n<p>The recall will apply to 2.03 million Model S, X, 3, and Y \u200dvehicles in the United \u200bStates, dating back\u2064 to the 2012 model year.<\/p>\n<p>The update will include visual alerts on the user interface, simplified engagement and \u200bdisengagement\u200d of Autosteer, and additional\u200d checks upon engaging Autosteer. Tesla also mentioned the possibility of \u2064suspending Autosteer\u2063 use if the driver repeatedly fails to demonstrate continuous and sustained driving responsibility while the feature is engaged. However, specific details about the changes to alerts and safeguards \u200bwere\u2063 not provided.<\/p>\n<p>In morning trading, shares of Tesla, the world&#8217;s most \u200dvaluable automaker, were down 1.5%.<\/p>\n<p>In October, Tesla \u2063disclosed that the U.S. Justice Department had issued subpoenas related to\u200d its Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Autopilot systems. Additionally, the company is under criminal\u2063 investigation \u2063over claims that \u2062its electric vehicles can drive themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, \u200dTesla recalled 362,000 U.S. vehicles to update its FSD Beta software\u2063 after NHTSA determined that the\u200d vehicles did not comply adequately with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/propublica-race-neutral-traffic-cameras-still-racist-more-tickets-for-majority-black-zip-codes\/\" title=\"ProPublica: 'Race-Neutral' Traffic Cameras Still Racist \u2014 More Tickets for Majority-Black ZIP Codes\">traffic safety laws<\/a> \u200dand could cause\u2063 accidents.<\/p>\n<p>NHTSA previously closed an investigation \u200cinto Autopilot in\u200c 2017 without taking any action. However, the National Transportation Safety \u200dBoard (NTSB) has criticized Tesla for lacking system safeguards for \u2064Autopilot, and \u2064NHTSA for failing to ensure \u200cthe system&#8217;s safety.<\/p>\n<p><sup>Reporting by Mrinmay Dey \u2062and Aditya Soni in Bengaluru\u2063 and David \u200cShepardson in Washington, additional reporting by Angelo Amante in Rome and Christina Amann in \u2063Berlin; \u2063Editing by Arun Koyyur, Mark Potter, Sharon Singleton, and Tomasz Janowski<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare \u2064this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Harvard University retains Claudine Gay as\u2063 President, Zelenskyy requests an \u200dearly Christmas present, and House Republicans move towards an impeachment inquiry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Republicans are pushing\u2063 for a resolution on the House \u2062floor to formalize their impeachment inquiry against President Biden. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The new Annual Inflation Report, released today, reveals an inflation rate of 3.1%, a slight decrease from last October&#8217;s 3.2%, but a 0.1% increase \u200con a month-to-month basis. \u200b <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Chairman of the House Oversight Committee,\u200c James Comer, believes that the House Resolution \u200bapproving an impeachment inquiry of Joe Biden will give Republicans an advantage \u2063in\u2064 uncovering evidence of corruption during the\u2064 investigation. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tesla is recalling over two million vehicles in the \u200dUnited States equipped with its Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system to\u200b implement new safety measures.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Netflix is\u2062 projected to surpass Disney+ in the\u2063 competition for U.S. advertising revenue next year. This\u2064 is due to price increases and a crackdown on password-sharing, which will attract more viewers to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflix-giving-advertisers-getting-refunds-after-missing-viewership-targets\/\" title=\"Netflix Giving Advertisers Getting Refunds After Missing Viewership Targets\">ad-supported plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Microsoft and the AFL-CIO union federation \u200dhave reached an agreement \u2062in which the software giant will remain neutral\u2064 in union efforts to encourage worker membership.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry <br \/>\n<h2> What measures \u2064is Tesla taking to address the safety concerns with the Autopilot system and encourage drivers \u2063to \u200bfulfill their responsibility while using Autosteer<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Tesla Recalls Over Two Million Vehicles in the US Due to Autopilot Safety Concerns<\/p>\n<p>December \u200d13,\u2062 2023 \u2013 3:47 PM UTC<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u200d(Reuters) \u2013 Tesla (TSLA.O)\u2064 is issuing a recall for over two million vehicles in the United\u200b States equipped with its Autopilot \u200dadvanced driver-assistance system. This move comes after a safety regulator expressed concerns about the system&#8217;s safety.<\/p>\n<p>The National\u2063 Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been \u2063investigating Tesla, led by billionaire Elon Musk, for more than two years. The investigation focuses on \u200bwhether Tesla vehicles ensure that drivers\u200b remain \u200battentive while using Autopilot.\u200b This recall appears to cover almost \u2062all Tesla vehicles on U.S. roads.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla stated in the recall filing that the controls of Autopilot&#8217;s software system &#8220;may\u2062 not\u200c be sufficient to prevent driver misuse&#8221; and could increase the risk of accidents.<\/p>\n<p>Acting NHTSA Administrator Ann Carlson\u200c emphasized the importance of driver monitoring \u2063systems considering that humans tend to overly rely on technology.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla&#8217;s\u2064 Autopilot is designed to enable cars to automatically steer, \u200baccelerate, and brake within their lane. However, \u2064it \u200cdoes not make the vehicles fully autonomous. Enhanced Autopilot can\u200c assist with lane changes \u200con highways.<\/p>\n<p>One component of Autopilot is Autosteer, which\u2064 maintains a set speed or following distance and keeps the vehicle in its lane.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla disagreed with NHTSA&#8217;s analysis but announced \u200bthat it would release an over-the-air software \u200dupdate. This update will incorporate additional controls and alerts to encourage drivers to fulfill their responsibility while Autosteer is engaged.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether the recall will extend beyond the United States or if China will demand a recall for the same \u2063issue.<\/p>\n<p>Regulators in Italy and \u2063Germany are also looking\u2064 into\u2062 the matter, although no \u200csimilar actions have been reported yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018FORESEEABLE \u200cMISUSE\u2019<\/p>\n<p>NHTSA initiated an investigation into Autopilot in August 2021 after identifying multiple crashes \u200binvolving Tesla \u200dvehicles colliding with stationary emergency \u2063vehicles. The investigation was upgraded\u200b in June 2022. NHTSA concluded that Tesla&#8217;s unique design of Autopilot can \u2063lead to inadequate driver engagement and usage controls, resulting in foreseeable misuse of the system. The agency reviewed \u2063956 crashes where Autopilot was allegedly in \u2063use and focused on 322 Autopilot-involved crashes during its probe.<\/p>\n<p>Bryant Walker Smith,\u200b a transportation issues expert and law professor at the University\u2062 of South \u2062Carolina, believes that the software-only fix will have limited effectiveness. He argues that the recall places too much responsibility on human drivers instead of \u2064addressing the system&#8217;s potential for misuse.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, NHTSA has opened more than three dozen special crash investigations involving Tesla since 2016.\u2062 These investigations focused on cases where driver systems like Autopilot were suspected \u2063of being used, resulting\u2063 in 23 \u2064reported crash deaths.<\/p>\n<p>NHTSA warns that there is an increased risk of accidents when the Autopilot system is engaged, but the driver fails \u2063to maintain responsibility for vehicle operation or fails \u2063to \u200drecognize\u200c when the system is canceled or not.<\/p>\n<p>NHTSA will continue to monitor the effectiveness of Tesla&#8217;s remedies \u2064as it keeps the \u2062investigation into Autopilot open. Tesla \u200band NHTSA have\u2063 held several meetings to discuss\u200c the agency&#8217;s\u200c tentative conclusions on potential driver misuse and\u200d Tesla&#8217;s proposed software solutions.<\/p>\n<p>The recall will apply \u200bto 2.03 million Model \u2064S, X, 3, \u2064and Y vehicles in the United States, dating back to the \u20642012 model\u2063 year.<\/p>\n<p>The update will include visual alerts \u200bon the user interface, simplified engagement and disengagement of Autosteer, and additional checks\u2062 upon engaging Autosteer.\u200b Tesla also mentioned the possibility of suspending Autosteer use if the driver repeatedly fails to demonstrate continuous and sustained driving responsibility while the feature is engaged. However, specific details about the changes \u2064to alerts\u2063 and safeguards were not provided.<\/p>\n<p>In morning trading, shares of Tesla, the \u200dworld&#8217;s most valuable automaker, were down 1.5%.<\/p>\n<p>In October, Tesla disclosed that the \u200dU.S. Justice Department had\u200d issued subpoenas related to \u2062its Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Autopilot systems. Additionally, the company is under criminal investigation over claims that its electric vehicles can drive themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Tesla recalled 362,000 U.S. vehicles to update \u200cits FSD Beta software after\u2063 NHTSA determined that the vehicles did not comply adequately with traffic safety \u200blaws and could cause accidents.<\/p>\n<p>NHTSA previously closed \u200can investigation into Autopilot in \u200b2017 without taking any action. However, the\u2063 National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has criticized Tesla for lacking system safeguards for Autopilot, and NHTSA for\u200b failing to ensure \u200bthe system&#8217;s safety.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting by Mrinmay Dey\u2063 and Aditya\u200d Soni in Bengaluru\u200c and David Shepardson in Washington, additional reporting by Angelo Amante\u2063 in \u200cRome and Christina Amann in Berlin;\u200c Editing by Arun Koyyur, Mark Potter, \u200bSharon Singleto<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla&#8217;s Autopilot system, which has raised safety concerns, is being recalled in the US. 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