Tesla to Issue Free Over The Air Software Update For Some of Its Vehicles

Giant EV automaker and clean energy company Tesla has disclosed plans to issue a free over-the-air (OTA) software update for its vehicles, over issues with some of its model’s full self-driving software.

The software update will be released free of charge, as owners’ notification letters are expected to be mailed by April 15, 2023.

According to reports, Tesla will recall 362,758 of its vehicles due to issues with the full self-driving feature that allows vehicles to exceed speed limits or drive through intersections in an unlawful and unpredictable manner which often results in a crash.

These issues affect a range of Tesla models such as Model 3, Model X, Model Y, and Model S units manufactured between 2016 and 2023.

According to filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), it disclosed that Tesla’s FSD beta system may cause crashes because it forces some of its models to act unsafe around intersections such as traveling straight through an intersection while in a turn-only lane, entering a stop sigh-controlled intersection without coming to a complete stop.

Last year in December, a driver reported to authorities that his Tesla’s “full-self driving” software braked unexpectedly and triggered an eight-car pile-up in San Francisco Bay Area, which led to nine people being treated for minor injuries including a Juvenile who was hospitalized.

Investors King understands that Tesla’s Full-Self driving feature is a controversial feature that has gotten the automaker into a series of trouble with regulators investigating major issues such as phantom breaking.

The Full-self Driving (FSD) feature has been hyped up and promised for years, but it is still not at the full release stage yet. The feature did take what should have been a massive leap forward late last year when a beta version was rolled out for customers, unfortunately, it has continued to pose serious problems.