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RAW VIDEO: Tesla plows into Danville hair salon
A Tesla crashed through the front of a hair salon in Danville, and luckily no injuries were reported.
Tesla is recalling about 285,000 electric vehicles in China because the cruise-control function can be activated accidentally and cause cars to accelerate suddenly, creating a safety hazard, Chinese authorities said Saturday.
In a message to customers on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, Tesla said "there are potential safety hazards in extreme cases."
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NTSB: Tesla Autopilot flaw, driver inattention caused Model S crash
A design flaw in Tesla's Autopilot semi-autonomous driving system and driver inattention combined to cause a Model S electric car to slam into a firetruck parked along a California freeway, a government investigation has found.
China’s market regulator said the recall covers 211,256 Model 3 sedans and 38,599 Model Y compact crossover utility vehicles that were built in China and 35,665 Model 3s that were imported. The cars were produced between December 2019 and this month.
The regulator said Tesla plans to upgrade cruise-control software on the vehicles remotely, which would save owners the chore of taking their car to a company store. It said Tesla will contact owners whose vehicles can’t be fixed remotely.
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Owner of Tesla describes fiery experience
Owner of Tesla describes fiery experience. Sara Zendehnam reports
China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said that under certain conditions drivers could accidentally activate cruise control. If the car is traveling slower than the cruise control setting, the car will accelerate "and in extreme cases," could cause a crash.
The regulator said Tesla’s Chinese subsidiaries contacted it "a few days ago" to request a recall.
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False sense of security? Tesla confirms 'autopilot' driver death
Federal transportation officials released news of the nation's first fatal accident involving the "autopilot" feature of a Tesla automobile that happened last month.
Tesla Inc., based in Palo Alto, California, did not respond to messages seeking comment.
The company has faced previous challenges in China, including accusations of poor treatment of customers. In April, a customer protested at a car show that faulty brakes on her family’s Tesla caused a crash that sent her parents to the hospital. After initially blaming the driver, Tesla issued a public apology to the unhappy customer and vowed to learn from the incident.
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Deadly Tesla crash in Texas
Two people were killed in Texas in the fiery crash of a Tesla and authorities say there was no one in the driver’s seat at the time of the crash, although it’s not clear whether the car’s driver-assist system was being used