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Tesla’s latest screwup involves making the font size of its braking system too small


The font size was smaller than 3.2 millimeters.

According to the recall notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), visual warning indicators that are smaller than the prescribed size “could reduce the driver’s detection of it when illuminated, increasing the risk of a collision.” Last December, the company was forced to push an update to fix a number of issues with its Autopilot system, including a lack of adequate warnings. Reuters reported this morning that NHTSA has upgraded its probe into Tesla’s power steering loss issues to an engineering analysis — which is the step that comes right before a recall.

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