Technically, that s dangerous driving and the case is heading to court.
In what will be a legal first in Canada, a British Columbia man has been charged with dangerous driving in Alberta because he fell asleep behind the wheel of his Tesla Model S while the Autopilot system was engaged. According to Global News, the driver, Leran Chai, 20, made his first court appearance earlier this month to face the charges. Along with the criminal charge, Chai has been accused of speeding.
This whole thing began last summer when drivers noticed Chai s 2019 Model S driving on the highway without a driver in sight. Those who managed to drive close enough to the all-electric sedan noticed Chai and his passenger were fast asleep with their seats fully reclined and were speeding along at up to 93 mph.
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In his investigations, the user who simply goes by green claims that Model S and X vehicles with firmware 2020.48 and up now have the allowance for something referred to as service key . It s the same field in the coding used on the 3 and Y for phone keys and key cards, but the space where this code is found was previously empty for the larger pair of Tesla EVs. His digging revealed that the code is identical across all models and appears to be hardcoded. It can t be removed, either, as when he tried deleting the string of code, it simply reverted back to the original coding. The coding also suggests that Tesla service centers have a universal card key that can be used to unlock everything from the Model 3 to the Model X.
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Tesla has what CEO Elon Musk describes as a high-class problem right now. It s a nice position to be in but also includes increased pressure and deadlines. With just over two weeks of 2020 remaining, Tesla is racing against the clock to meet demand. It must increase production immediately and quickly. A leaked email from Musk to Tesla employees and obtained by Electrek reveals what s currently at stake. We are fortunate to have a high-class problem of demand being quite a bit higher than production this quarter. Musk wrote. To ensure that we have the best possible outcome and earn the trust of the customers and investors who have placed their faith and hard-earned money with us, we need to increase production for the remainder of this quarter as much as possible.