Tesla to disable ‘rolling stop’ feature after NHTSA says it can ‘increase the risk of a crash’
Photo by Chukrut Budrul/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Tesla is disabling a self-driving feature in nearly 54,000 vehicles that can prompt cars to autonomously perform a rolling stop" - a maneuver in which the vehicle moves slowly through a stop sign without coming to a full stop.
As per a safety recall notice issued by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the consequence of this feature is that failing to stop at a stop sign can increase the risk of a crash."
The change will be made as an over-the-air software update to Model S, X, 3, and Y vehicles using the beta version of Tesla's Full Self-Driving" driver-assist feature, release 2020.40.4.10 or newer. (Referring to such software as self-driving" has become somewhat controversial in the car industry, with...