BBC News Top Stories-Technology Tesla recalls more than 16 million cars in China over steering software issues
January 5, 2024 2 min 372 words
特斯拉因方向软件和门锁系统问题，在中国召回160多万辆汽车。该举动暴露了特斯拉在质量控制方面的不足，对品牌声誉造成打击。有趣的是，修复将通过远程软件更新完成，而无需将车辆送往经销商或修车厂。这凸显了汽车行业与科技的融合，同时也引发了消费者对车辆安全性和软件系统可靠性的担忧。此次召回发生在特斯拉在中国市场面临竞争压力的时刻，BYD在2023年第四季度超过特斯拉成为全球电动汽车销量领导者。此前，特斯拉在2022年也曾因后驱电机逆变器缺陷召回了近12.8万辆车。特斯拉在中国的市场地位和电动汽车产业的迅猛发展使其在问题爆发时备受瞩目。这次召回，不仅是对特斯拉技术实力的考验，也是对中国电动汽车市场监管和消费者信心的一次严峻考验。
Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million vehicles in China over issues with steering software and door-locking systems, the country's regulator says.
The recall includes its models S, X, 3 and Y, and 7,538 imported vehicles.
The problems will be fixed by remote updates to software, meaning the vehicles will not need to be taken to dealerships or garages.
It comes less than a month after Tesla recalled two million cars in the US due to autopilot software issues.
In May last year, the Chinese regulator said more than a million vehicles may have acceleration and braking system issues.
The American electric car giant then discovered problems with assisted driving functions and door-locking systems.
The Chinese regulator, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), described the planned vehicle update as a recall, even though it will happen remotely.
Tesla will release an over-the-air software update for a total of 1,610,105 vehicles, including imported Models S and X and the China-made Models 3 and Y cars made from 2014 to 2023, the SAMR said.
The regulator added that this was to tackle issues with the autosteer function and cut the risk of collision.
"For vehicles within the scope of this recall, when the automatic assisted steering function is turned on, the driver may misuse the level two combined assisted driving function, increasing the risk of vehicle collision and posing a safety hazard," the SAMR explained.
Separately, Tesla will also upgrade the software for 7,538 units of Models S and X cars to fix the problem of doors that could unlock in crashes.
Another similar move in 2022 saw Tesla recall nearly 128,000 cars in China over a rear motor inverter defect.
Tesla has a large consumer market in China - where people have been encouraged to buy electric and hybrid vehicles through subsidies. The country aims to have a majority of cars powered with clean energy by 2035.
China also hosts a major manufacturing plant in Shanghai, which is Tesla's first "gigafactory" to be built abroad. The facility delivered 947,000 vehicles in 2023, according to state news agency Xinhua.