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Tesla removes 'autopilot' from China website after Beijing crash

Tesla removes 'autopilot' from China website after Beijing crash

Tesla collected data from the vehicle involved in the Beijing highway crash and found out that the auto had Autopilot active at the moment of the incident, but the driver did not have his hands on the wheel.

In fact, several Tesla owners in China-including the owner of the Model S involved in the accident, Luo Zhen-say that sales staff have led shoppers to believe that Autopilot is a fully autonomous driving system. The driver has to put his hands on the steering wheel for secure driving. The Aug. 2 accident occurred when the Tesla hit a auto parked partially in the highway, per Reuters. But Tesla denied the connection, saying it had been working on "addressing any discrepancies across languages for many weeks".

References to autopilot and the term "zidong jiashi", which most literally translates as self-driving, although also means autopilot, were taken off the web page for the Model S sedan by late Sunday, according to a comparison with an archived version of the page.

Musk favours radar to underpin the system as it can penetrate fog, rain, snow, etc. and vehicle installation is relatively straight-forward - the autopilot system simply gaining some extra radar antennas. "Though a similar risk exists for the term Autopilot in the west, Chinese consumers are less likely to read the instruction manual". Timing had nothing to do with current events or articles. Autopilot is created to keep a Tesla vehicle driving at a certain speed and within the lane markings, without crashing into other vehicles.

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But Zhen also took Tesla to task for promoting the vehicle as "self-driving" in its advertisements and at the dealership.

After the tweaking, a phrase translating into "self-assisted driving" was deployed instead.

Other Tesla drivers interviewed by Reuters said China sales staff took their hands off the wheel while demonstrating the function. Tesla's system now warns drivers after a few minutes of their hands being off the wheel.

Various Chinese government ministries did not respond to requests for comment on the Tesla crash and self-driving policies.

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