Cars 1Today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)** disclosed that Tesla announced the recall of more than 2.03 million vehicles involving the 2012-2023 Model S, the 2016-2023 Model X, the 2017-2023 Model 3, and the 2020-2023 Model Y due to the inadequacy of the autonomous driving control system to prevent misoperation. In some cases, the risk of a collision may increase if autosteer is enabled and the driver is not prepared for the necessary intervention in the operation of the vehicle, or fails to recognize when the autosteer is cancelled or not activated. As a remedy, Tesla will release an OTA software update.
Autonomous car review: Although Tesla's self-driving function is by a lot of die-hard fans, judging from Tesla's recall of up to 2 million vehicles, Tesla is obviously planted this time.
2.Changan Automobile has recently registered a number of trademarks of "Iron Cloth Shirt" and "Changan Iron Cloth Shirt", the international classification involves means of transportation, services, scientific instruments, etc., and the current trademark status is pending substantive examination. According to reports, during the previous Guangzhou Auto Show, Changan Automobile also released the battery brand - Changan "Golden Bell Jar", officially entering the new energy power battery industry.
Autonomous car review: Changan Automobile has applied for the registration of a number of trademarks this time, and it can be seen from the name that Changan Automobile will make efforts in the field of power batteries.
3.AVATR Technology announced that Zhu Huarong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Changan Automobile, will serve as the chairman of AVATR Technology. At the same time, Tan Benhong no longer serves as the chairman and CEO of AVATR Technology, and serves as the deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Changan Automobile. In this personnel appointment, Wang Xiaofei, vice president of Changan Automobile, will assist the chairman of AVATR Technology in the company's corporate operation, major project promotion, and key business operations.
Autonomous car review: Although AVATR Automobile has ushered in a lot of sales growth this year, it obviously has a long way to go to satisfy the parent company Changan Automobile.
4.According to foreign media reports, Tesla is facing accusations of "false publicity" from the California Vehicle Authority (DMV) because of the naming of its Autopilot and Full Self-driving (FSD) systems. According to the latest news, Tesla responded to this, saying, "Since the regulator has not taken any action before, this is actually tantamount to acquiescing to Tesla's use of these terms." ”
Autonomous Car Review: In fact, the publicity dispute about full self-driving and driver assistance should have been clarified a long time ago, so as to avoid many car accidents caused by superstitious technology.
5.According to the Nikkei newspaper, Toyota is facing a very difficult situation and has to refuse half of the orders for major models from Japanese dealers due to the production backlog caused by the previous epidemic restrictions**. As of mid-November, all Toyota dealers have stopped accepting orders for the Alphard minivan. The company also halted orders for the Land Cruiser 300 SUV due to concerns about completing orders ahead of the upcoming release of a new model.
Autonomous Car Review: Although many people believe that Japanese cars have declined in the era of electric vehicles, from the perspective of the global car market performance, Toyota still retains strong competitiveness in the world.