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Tesla announced on Thursday that it is temporarily forgiving active strikes on vehicles that would otherwise restrict the use of its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) features in California, in response to the wildfires affecting the Los Angeles area.
“To support people evacuating from the fires in the LA area, all Autopilot & FSD Supervised strikes are being forgiven in the state of California,” the company wrote on X.
Tesla’s driver-assistance systems operate under a strike-based policy, where misuse—such as failing to pay attention while Autopilot is active—can lead to penalties, including temporary suspension of these features. The company’s decision to waive these penalties aims to assist drivers during the ongoing emergency.
Wildfires in Southern California have caused extensive destruction, leveling neighborhoods and driving economic losses into the tens of billions of dollars, according to analysts.
David Acuna, a spokesman for Cal Fire, described the severity of the situation: “I’ve been doing this for 20 years, and I’ve never seen it this bad.”
Earlier this Thursday, a spy shot of the 2025 Tesla Model Y interior was shared on Chinese social media, just hours after the first-ever leak of its uncamouflaged exterior.
The picture of the new version of the Model Y reveals a redesigned “squircle” steering wheel, similar to the one introduced in the Cybertruck model. The central touchscreen display appears to be larger, following the design direction of the Cybercab model unveiled last October.
Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X
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