Welcome to the Tech Mem Right Home for Friday, January 5th, 2024. I'm Brian McCullough today.

Another big Tesla recall this time in China, this time all of them, every car they ever sold basically.

BNPL is not dead, not if holiday shopping data is to be believed,

that BlackBerry-style iPhone keyboard case that everybody is talking about and of course the

weekend long-range suggestions.

Here's what you miss today in the world of tech. Tesla is recalling virtually every car it ever sold in China or more than 1.6

million vehicles due to potential issues with

autopilot after you'll recall a similar recall in the US in December.

Quoting Bloomberg, the carmaker will deploy an over-the-air software fix to more than

1.6 million vehicles produced between August 2014 and December 2023, including locally built

model 3s and model wise and imported premium models, the State Administration for market regulation

said in a statement.

Tesla drivers may misuse auto pilot functions, increasing the risk of collisions and

posing safety risk, the regulator said.

The recall closely mirrors the carmaker's response last month to the US National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration determining that it wasn't doing enough to ensure drivers were using autopilot

correctly.

NHTSA said it would keep open open a years long defect investigation to monitor the efficacy of the company's fixes to 2 million cars.

Tesla also recalled 7,438 Model S sedans and Model X Sport Utility Vehicles in China to prevent door

latches from disengaging during a collision. This fixed vehicles

produced between October 2022 and November 2023 also will be carried out via an over-the-air software update."

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