Tesla Recalls Full Self-Driving Software After Fixing Bug (1)

Tesla Inc. recalled more than 11,700 cars after a software update was found to increase the risk its so-called Full Self-Driving system could cause rear-end collisions.

No accidents have been reported, Tesla told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Tesla has released a free over-the-air software update to fix the issue and is going to send letters to the owners.

NHTSA said in a statement that Tesla uninstalled the faulty version of the Full Self-Driving software “after receiving reports of inadvertent activation of the automatic emergency braking system.” The company informed NHTSA that it has updated and reinstalled the ...