Tesla FSD Assertive mode pulled for performing illegal rolling stops
Tesla's 'Full-Self-driving' beta test has an 'Assertive' mode that may illegally perform rolling stops . Rolling stops are generally considered illegal under US law. Assertive mode enables Tesla vehicles to travel through all-way stop intersections at speeds up to 5.6 mph without coming to a complete stop, provided certain conditions are met. It is one of three 'profiles' - 'Chill', 'Average' and 'Assertive' - that dictates how a car will behave in certain circumstances. Assertive was included in Tesla's October 2021 10.3.1 update. The previous update had been pulled two days after testers complained about false crash warnings and other bugs. Following meetings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Tesla recalled (pdf) all 53,822 Model S, X, 3 and Y vehicles with the FSD feature and said it would disable the rolling stop function. System 🤖 Tesla Autopilot, Full-self Driving Developer: Tesla Country: USA Sector: Automotive Purpose: Control car behaviours Technology: Self-driving system; Computer vision Issue: Safety Legal, regulatory 👩🏼⚖️ NHTSA (2022). Part 573 Safety Recall Report (pdf)
- Date it happened
- 2021-10-01
- Product, system or model
- Full-self driving
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