According to overseas ** reports, Tesla will recall 2.03 million vehicles, including the 2012-2023 model S, 2016-2023 model X, 2017-2023 model year Model 3 and 2020-2023 model year The recall follows a two-year investigation by U.S. auto safety regulators into a series of crashes, some of which were fatal, occurred during the use of Tesla's Autopilot partially self-driving system. The recall covers nearly all vehicles sold in the U.S. since Tesla launched Autopilot in late 2015.
The U.S. Department of Justice also began closing its case on October 24 on the death allegations caused by Tesla's AP FSD, and most of the ** generally believe that the final outcome of the series of cases may serve as a guide for similar cases in the future. The lawsuit alleges that Tesla's defective AP system caused a Model 3 model to deviate at 105 km h, then crashed into a palm tree and **, ultimately resulting in the death of the driver, Micha Lee, and the other two passengers in the car were seriously injured, including an 8-year-old boy with a torn internal organs.
According to court documents, the lawsuit accuses Tesla of selling vehicles with knowledge that APs and other accessibility features are defective. Tesla denied responsibility, saying that driver Lee had caused the eventual accident by drinking alcohol before driving, and said that it was unclear whether Autopilot was activated at the time of the accident, so Tesla argued that the case should not be awarded punitive damages, but plaintiffs' lawyers cited testimony from Tesla engineer Eloy Rubio Blanco at trial, who admitted at trial that the software on Tesla cars may have underlying flaws.
Tesla's AP FSD capabilities and accompanying control and alert features may not be sufficient to prevent driver misuse in some cases, the recall notice said, and Tesla Inc. said it did not fully endorse the analysis of more than 10 traffic accidents involving Autosteer conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, but agreed to voluntarily recall the affected vehicles and provide free software updates. This update will:"Incorporate additional controls and alerts", requiring the driver to remain responsible for driving when the autonomous driving function is enabled.