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Tesla Critics Say the Autopilot Recall Fixes Don’t Go Far Enough
- Potential changes may include limiting system to safer drivers
- Carmaker should have issued recall ‘at least five years ago’
A person test drives a Tesla car equipped with Autopilot in Palo Alto, California.
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Tesla Inc.’s decision to fix more than 2 million vehicles’ Autopilot systems in the midst of federal probes drew some praise from safety advocates, but many said the company must do more to ensure drivers are paying full attention at the wheel.
“It’s a good initial step, but there’s a lot that still needs to be done,” said Mary “Missy” Cummings, a George Mason University professor who has been critical of Tesla’s automated-driving systems.