Tesla recalls nearly all their vehicles due to autopilot malfunction

Electric vehicle company Tesla has been forced to recall over two million of its cars, the BBC reported.

According to AP News, the recall was announced after a two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration into a series of car accidents involving Tesla vehicles, a few of which resulted in casualties.

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The US regulator ruled that there was an autopilot flaw in virtually all Tesla vehicles sold since 2015.

The BBC explains that the software installed in Tesla vehicles are meant to provide assistance during steering, acceleration, and braking and are not fully self-driving.

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However, the US regulator affirms that the software fails to ensure that drivers are paying attention and that it’s only been used in appropriate conditions.

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The recall doesn’t affect Tesla vehicles in the UK and Europe, since the software have slightly different features, according to their standards.

However, one of the bigger questions is if the recall will require Tesla owners to go to the dealership.

AP stated that this won’t be necessary. Tesla vehicles will have their software updated to increase warnings and alerts during autopilot mode.

The update will also limit the areas where the autopilot mode can be activated.

While experts believe this is a good call, they also affirm that these measures doesn’t fix the underlying problems with Tesla’s autopilot feature.

Still, one can’t help but wonder if this is yet another headache for Tesla founder and X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk.