Tesla recalls 326,000 vehicles: the Autopilot in question

Nearly 1 1/2 years after the start of an NHTSA investigation (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), Tesla has just issued a mass recall of 362,000 vehicles in the United States. In question, a concern for the reliability of the autonomous driving system (FSD beta), which the NHTSA suspects of being the cause of several accidents, some of which are fatal. For the US administration, Tesla’s Autopilot makes it possible to “exceeding speed limits or crossing intersections in an illegal or unpredictable manner that increases the risk of an accident”.

Playing the card of caution, Tesla has therefore chosen to recall the vehicles for an update of its autopilot software correcting the most sensitive points. The manufacturer further stated “not to have “knowledge of injury or death that may be related to the recall”an assertion that seems at the very least daring knowing that the NHTSA is still investigating several files of Tesla accidents having occurred in recent years.

The Tesla vehicles affected by the recall are 2016-2023 Model S, 2017-2023 Model X, Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y with FSD Beta software installed or awaiting installation.