Η Tesla αποσύρει οχήματα και η μετοχή της σημειώνει και άλλες απώλειες
--FILE--A Chinese driver tries out the autopilot function while driving a Tesla Model S electric car on a highway in Beijing, China, 29 October 2015.
Tesla said on Wednesday (10 August 2016) that one of its cars had crashed in Beijing while in 'autopilot' mode, with the driver contending sales staff sold the function as 'self-driving', overplaying its actual capabilities. Tesla said it had reviewed data to confirm the car was in autopilot mode, a system that takes control of steering and braking in certain conditions. The company, which is investigating the crash in China's capital last week, also said it was the driver's responsibility to maintain control of the vehicle. In this case, it said, the driver's hands were not detected on the steering wheel. The crash, Tesla's first known such incident in China, comes months after a fatal accident in Florida, which turned up pressure on auto industry executives and regulators to tighten rules on automated driving technology. A 33-year-old programer at a tech firm, Luo Zhen was driving to work and engaged the autopilot function as he often does on Beijing's highways, he said. Luo said his car hit a vehicle parked half off the road. The accident sheered off the parked vehicle's side mirror and scraped both cars, but caused no injuries. (Photo by Xiao xiao / Imaginechina / Imaginechina via AFP)
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Η ναυαρχίδα του Έλον Μασκ έχει μια δύσκολη χρονιά.
Απώλειες πάνω από 2% για τις μετοχές της Tesla στις προσυνεδριακές συναλλαγές της Wall τη Δευτέρα, μετά την είδηση που προέκυψε ότι η εταιρεία ηλεκτρικών αυτοκινήτων ανακάλεσε πάνω από 321.000 οχήματα στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες.
Η Εθνική Υπηρεσία Ασφάλειας Οδικής Κυκλοφορίας των ΗΠΑ (NHTSA) δήλωσε ότι η Tesla ανακάλεσε 321.628 αυτοκίνητα Model Y και Model 3 για πρόβλημα στα πίσω φώτα.
«Σε σπάνιες περιπτώσεις, τα πίσω φώτα στη μία ή και στις δύο πλευρές των επηρεαζόμενων οχημάτων μπορεί να ανάβουν κατά διαστήματα λόγω μιας ανωμαλίας υλικολογισμικού», δήλωσε η αυτοκινητοβιομηχανία.
