Tesla is organizing a “virtual recall” in China which will involve over 285,000 Model 3s e Model Y. Specifically, we are talking about 249,855 Model 3 and Model Y produced in the country and 35,665 Model 3 imported from America. These are cars produced between December 2019 and June 2021 according to the Chinese “State Administration for Market Regulation”.
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The problem would concern cruise control which could be activated accidentally by touching the gear selector, causing sudden acceleration. The criticality will be solved in a very simple way by the car manufacturer since the cars will receive an OTA update. The owners of the cars, therefore, will not be forced to go to a service center of the American manufacturer.
This is a detail that highlights the advantages of connected cars. In case of problems, the manufacturer can safely distribute an update that goes to fix the defect. A system that potentially allows you to reach all the cars concerned in a short time. With “traditional” cars, owners are forced to bring them and leave them for some time at a service center to have the update carried out.
According to reports from CNN, Tesla has “apologized” for the recall with its Chinese customers through a message posted on its official account on Weibo, one of the most famous social networks in China. The Chinese market has long been “difficult” for Elon Musk’s company as the authorities have put American electric cars “under observation” several times to investigate some qualitative aspects.
However, the Chinese market is also one of the most important for the manufacturer. American society, for example, has set itself the ambitious goal of succeeding in reaching produce 500,000 cars per year at the Gigafactory in Shanghai. It is worth remembering that Teslas were also investigated in America following accidents caused by unexpected accelerations. Investigations that had ascertained that the faults were attributable solely to incorrect maneuvers by the drivers. In China, however, a different conclusion was reached.
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