Tesla must fix the software of more than 2mn US vehicles, its third major safety update in the space of three months, coming at the end of a fraught week for the US electric-car maker.The software update on 2.2mn vehicles covers Tesla’s 3, S, X and Y models and its new Cybertruck, almost every car the company has ever sold in the US, and was ordered because warning lights on the instrument panel are too small, according to federal safety standards.
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the small font size on the lights “can make critical safety information on the instrument panel difficult to read, increasing the risk of a crash”.
The digital fix involves increasing the font size for Tesla’s brake, park and anti-lock brake system, which are smaller than the mandated size, the NHTSA said.