Tesla Deploys Fix to 1.2 Million China EVs on Safety Concern
A Tesla Inc. Model 3 electric vehicle leaves one of the automaker's dealership in Shanghai.
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Tesla Inc. will release a software update to about 1.2 million cars in China — around half the fleet it’s sold in the country — to fix issues with the vehicles’ power steering and rear-view cameras that may pose safety risks.
The steering issue stems from a software problem that can cause the electronic power steering system to fail, the State Administration for Market Regulation said in a statement Friday. A potential malfunction of the cars’ rear-view cameras could meanwhile impair drivers’ fields of vision when reversing, increasing the risk of collisions.