Tesla deleted steering component from some cars to deal with chip shortage:
The electric-car maker did not disclose the deletion, which affected tens of thousands of vehicles being shipped to customers in China, Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany and other parts of Europe, the report said, citing two employees and an internal correspondence.
Removing the part means Tesla can’t turn all its existing cars into"level 3" driverless vehicles merely by pushing out software, as CEO Elon Musk as promised. An owner wishing for that functionality would have to have the missing part installed. Tesla has fared better than most automakers in managing supply chain issues by using less scarce chips and quickly re-writing software.
CNBC quoted HWA Analytics’ Richard Wallace on whether removing an electronic control unit from a power steering system could pose a safety risk.
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