https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkg7ek/us-gov-says-tesla-self-driving-may-cause-crashes-issues-recall

A federal safety regulator has determined that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta software “increases the risk of a crash” and issued a recall notice for the approximately 362,000 vehicles equipped with the software on Thursday. The recall is both a win for safety advocates who have long been warning that the beta software is unsafe and Tesla supporters who will point to the relatively minor nature of the safety concerns. It also highlights the shortcomings of auto regulations for a software-driven world.

It has hardly been a secret that FSD Beta is not safe on city roads. It has been readily apparent since Youtubers first posted videos of themselves using the software in early 2021, even though the people posting the videos are usually Elon Musk’s biggest fans. The videos have shown cars almost hitting pedestrians, veering into cyclists, driving into pillars, and other patently dangerous behavior. In the videos, the drivers intervene to prevent a crash, because they are essentially Tesla volunteers who paid thousands of dollars for the privilege of being company safety drivers testing a beta self-driving car software on public roads.