Tesla (TSLA) recalls over 2 million cars in China to add driver monitoring
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Tesla is recalling over 2.7 million Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in China to upgrade its driver monitoring system. Regulators deemed the existing hand-on-wheel detection insufficient for ensuring driver attention during assisted driving. The recall mandates using cabin cameras to track eye movement, addressing safety concerns where drivers previously bypassed checks with dummy heads.
Tesla is recalling 2,740,642 vehicles in China to strengthen driver monitoring on its assisted-driving system, after regulators found that checking for a hand on the wheel isn’t enough to keep drivers watching the road.
The fix forces Tesla to use the car’s cabin camera to track the driver’s eyes — the same kind of monitoring Chinese drivers were recently caught defeating with $20 plastic doll heads.
What the recall covers
The recall covers 2,740,642 domestically built Model 3 and Model Y vehicles produced between March 4, 2019, and December 7, 2025, according to a filing with China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR).
The defect is about driver attention. When a vehicle is using Autosteer and enters “combination driving assistance” — China’s regulatory term for Level 2 systems — the regulator says Tesla’s “existing attention-monitoring mechanism is insufficient to provide the driver with alerts when their gaze leaves the road,” which increases the risk of a crash.