During its testing of the OTA update, the NHTSA was "unable to identify a difference in the initiation of the driver warning cascade between pre-remedy and post-remedy (camera obscured) conditions." Credit: National Transportation Safety Board
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is conducting a recall query to determine how effective Tesla, Inc. was in remedying safety issues with its Autopilot System Driver Controls, according to a letter the administration sent to the automaker.
The recall was initiated because the self-driving system didn't sufficiently prevent driver misuse, according to a letter the NHTSA sent the car manufacturer in December 2023. More than two million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada were impacted by the recall, which was rolled out in a five-part process that involved changing the self-driving system and adding new features.
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