China regulator says Tesla to update software of more than 1 million cars
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BEIJING, May 12 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has notified Chinas market regulator it will deploy software updates to more than 1 million vehicles to allow changes to braking methods and more warnings about the use of accelerator pedals, the regulator said on Friday. The update will restore the option of switching off regenerative braking and warn drivers when they step hard on the accelerator pedal, it added. Regenerative braking works to save energy from the process of slowing a car, feeding the surplus to batteries to increase its driving range. Some consumers in China welcomed the technology, also known as one-pedal driving, as it enabled them to bring a vehicle to a complete halt without use of the brake pedal. Chinese police have been investigating a crash involving a Model Y car in which a motorcyclist and a high school girl died and three people were injured when the driver lost control of the vehicle last November.
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