Source: Finance Federation Author: Niu Zhanlin
① Multiple collisions occurred after the vehicle was recalled and the software was updated, and the Authority's preliminary test results also raised concerns; ② Tesla may still need to take more formal and mandatory actions to ensure the safety of the vehicle.
On Friday EST, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said,$Tesla (TSLA.US)$In December of last year, it was announced that more than 2 million vehicles were recalled and the functionality of the Autopilot driving assistance system was upgraded, but they questioned whether this was safe enough, so they launched a new investigation into Tesla.
According to reports, the main reason for the investigation by the supervisory authority was that many more collisions occurred after the vehicle was recalled and the software was updated, and the Administration's preliminary test results also raised concerns.
NHTSA also quoted Tesla's statement that “part of the remedy not only requires car owners to actively choose to participate, but also allows drivers to easily reverse the measure.”
As a result, it may not force all car owners to make the necessary updates, and thus may not be able to ensure that all vehicles recalled are properly repaired, which could leave a safety risk, so NHTSA is concerned about this type of remedy.
The agency said Tesla has released software updates to address issues that appear to be related to its concerns, but these updates were not included in the formal recall process, nor were they identified as remedies to address flaws that posed unreasonable security risks. As a result, Tesla may still need to take more formal and mandatory actions to ensure the safety of its vehicles.
In December of last year, NHTSA announced that Tesla will recall more than 2 million electric vehicles in the US and provide software upgrades to the Autopilot driver assistance system.
According to the recall announcement, the scale of the recall is almost equivalent to all Tesla Model models sold in the US, covering Model S, X, 3, and Y models produced from October 2012 to December 2023.
Tesla also responded at the time that the Autopilot software control system may indeed be insufficient to prevent misuse by drivers and will increase the risk of crashes.
NHTSA indicated on Friday that in the Autopilot safety investigation, which was first launched in August 2021, it found at least 13 Tesla crashes involving the death of one or more people, and many more involving serious injuries. Among them, the misuse of Autopilot by drivers caused obvious negative effects.
A week ago, a Tesla car likely using Autopilot hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle. The Tesla driver was arrested on suspicion of murder.
The US non-profit organization “Consumer Report” indicated in February that its testing of the Tesla Autopilot recall update found that the company's changes did not sufficiently address many of the safety issues raised by NHTSA, and urged the agency to ask Tesla to take “stronger measures”, saying that Tesla's recall “solved minor inconveniences rather than real problems.”
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