Tesla Recalls Feature Allowing Cars to Roll Through Stop Signs
Tesla issues an over-the-air update to disable a Full Self-Driving beta feature that illegally lets vehicles creep through stop signs. The recall affects nearly 54,000 vehicles after the company meets with federal safety regulators.
Tesla issues an over-the-air update to recall a "Full Self-Driving" beta feature that allows vehicles to roll through stop signs at four-way intersections. The function, introduced in the Assertive profile of FSD 10.3, lets cars illegally creep past stop signs at speeds up to 5.6 MPH. Nearly 54,000 vehicles, including various Model S, X, 3, and Y units from recent years, are affected by this safety action.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that failing to stop at a stop sign increases the risk of a crash, prompting Tesla to agree to the recall after two meetings with regulators. Tesla reports that it does not know of any injuries or crashes caused by this specific rolling stop feature. An over-the-air software release to disable the functionality is expected to reach affected vehicles by early February.
This recall adds to a growing list of safety issues for the automaker, following previous software reverts for left-turn and steering bugs, a separate 300,000-car recall in China for Autopilot problems, and other hardware defect recalls. The situation highlights the ongoing confusion surrounding the "Full Self-Driving" name, as the system only provides Level 2 driver assistance rather than the true Level 4 autonomous driving that the title implies.