Tesla recalling 2 million US vehicles over Autopilot safeguards


FILE PHOTO Tesla Supercharger station at a Tesla store in Ann Arbor Michigan U.S. December 7 2023.  REUTERSPaul LienertFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Tesla Supercharger station at a Tesla store in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S., December 7, 2023. REUTERS/Paul Lienert/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tesla is recalling just over two million vehicles in the United States fitted with its Autopilot advanced driver-assistance system to install new safeguards, after a safety regulator said the system was open to "foreseeable misuse."

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been investigating the electric automaker led by billionaire Elon Musk for more than two years over whether Tesla vehicles adequately ensure that drivers pay attention when using the driver assistance system.

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