German regulators discovered a huge bug in the crash response system of the electric car maker.
German authorities claim that more than 59,000 Model Y and 3 cars worldwide have a software glitch that won't call emergency services when they crash.
Across the pond in the United States, there is an investigation into whether the driving assist feature has been hitting emergency response vehicles.
It's not clear how many of the 59,129 cars that have the issue are in Germany or how many will be recalled.
In the event of a serious accident or emergency, eCall is said to automatically contact emergency responders and communicate standard information to a public safety answering point.
Although this appears to be the first major recall ofTeslas over the eCall system specifically, issues with the emergency services appear to have plaguedTesla owners for years now, as evidenced by the many forum posts about the EV showing a warning message
There are other problems for the company and its CEO. In the second quarter of 2022, the company said it delivered nearly 18 percent fewer cars than it did in the first quarter of the year.
It has been a bad week for the company.
The German road traffic agency says there's a software glitch in 59,000Tesla vehicles.
The video shows self- driving into traffic.
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