In case you haven’t heard, a driver recently crashed his Tesla in Beijing while using the vehicle’s “autopilot” function. Following the crash, the driver complained that Tesla and its employees had misled him about how the autopilot mode actually works.
The incident occurred on a highway in the capital on August 2. The driver crashed into a parked car, that was partially blocking the roadway, while using the Tesla's autopilot function. Both cars were damaged but there were no injuries.
On Sunday, Tesla removed all references to the term "autopilot" and "zidong jiashi” (which translates to self-driving) from their Chinese website for the Model S sedan, Reuters reports. These phrases have been replaced by a term that translates to “self-assisted driving” to clarify that the car does not drive itself.
The Beijing crash follows a fatal crash, also involving a Tesla in autopilot mode, in Florida earlier this year.
In addition to making changes to their website, Tesla has also taken steps to provide additional training to their Chinese employees who are being instructed to always have their hands on the steering wheel while the car is in autopilot mode.
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