On Second Thought, Tesla Decides Not to Unilaterally Legalize Rolling Stops

On Second Thought, Tesla Decides Not to Unilaterally Legalize Rolling Stops

3 years ago
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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkpznm/on-second-thought-tesla-decides-not-to-unilaterally-legalize-rolling-stops

On October 20, Tesla rolled out a software update to its approximately 60,000 “Full Self-Driving” Beta testers allowing them to select from a variety of driving modes. One of those modes allowed the car to roll through stop signs, a maneuver prohibited by many state laws. 

After meeting twice last month with federal safety regulators, Tesla decided it would, in fact, not program illegal driving into its software and recalled that “feature.”