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Tesla will disable “Passenger Play” while driving

Following the launch of the NHTSA investigation due to the suspicion that its Autopilot caused a number of traffic accidents, Tesla also found itself under investigation due to its “Passenger Play” option. This option was recently introduced, and according to the Associated Press, the option will be disabled because it is against the driver’s safety regulations.

The investigation was launched by NHTSA, after which Tesla announced that the use of “Passenger Play” will be possible only in vehicles that are not in motion.

“The Vehicle Safety Act prohibits manufacturers from selling vehicles with defects posing unreasonable risks to safety, including technologies that distract drivers from driving safely,” the NHTSA stated.

Software changes will be made to nearly 600,000 Tesla vehicles, such as the Model X, Model Y, Mode 3 and Model S. The “Passenger Play” option could be accessed after a security warning. But since the software could not determine if it was a driver or a passenger, it could lead to abuse.

“Following the opening of a preliminary evaluation of Tesla’s‘ Passenger Play, ’Tesla informed the agency that it is changing the functionality of this feature. In a new software update, ‘Passenger Play’ will now be locked and unusable when the vehicle is in motion, “reports the Associated Press.

Source: Associated Press

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The BMW X1 caught fire on the highway

Although it is generally accepted that electric cars are prone to self-ignition, statistics show that a fire is more likely to break out on a gasoline-powered vehicle. Such a case happened to a BMW X1 that caught fire on the highway.

Data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) at the Ministry of Transport say that a fire in a vehicle occurs every 30 million kilometers. In Tesla’s cars, a fire occurs every 330 million kilometers. The way the car is extinguished in a fire and the danger of a fire breaking out are something else.

Exactly one such situation was attended by the driver of the Tesla Model Y. He saw that there was smoke from the BMW X1 and thought that it was another member of the so-called rolling coal movements that deliberately rework a car to smoke more. However, a fire soon appeared from the floor of the vehicle, which the BMW driver did not notice. The Tesla driver immediately ran to the BMW and signaled him with a siren that he was in danger. Catching up with him, he managed to tell him: “Your car caught fire!”

The driver of the BMW stopped immediately and left the vehicle at the last minute. The flames soon engulfed the entire BMW, and Tesla’s camera recorded everything.