Tesla is being forced to change the name of its so-called "Full Self-Driving" driver assistance feature in China.https://futurism.com/tesla-change-na...-driving-china
Asspotted byElectrek, the Elon Musk-led company is now going by the name "Intelligent Assisted Driving" in Chinese on its website.
The news comes days after the carmakerabruptly suspendeda free trial of its infamous software in China.
"All parties are actively advancing the relevant process and we will push it to you as soon as it is ready," Tesla's customer support account wrote on Chinese social media platform Weibo, astranslated byReuters. "We are also looking forward to it, please wait patiently."
This was particularly interesting
The software itself appears to be suffering from some potentially dangerous flaws. Drivers had been testing the software — before it was paused — on public streets in China, racking up a huge number of fines. Chinese Tesla owners have found that the system is misinterpreting bike lanes as right turn lanes, running red lights, and hogging bus lanes illegally, asElectrekreportedlast monthOuch, Elmo. Ouch. This isn't how you win in BYD's home market.
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