Electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla has started rolling out its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) beta version 11 software update, which reportedly addresses the recall that National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued for the software earlier this year, citing the possibility of crashes.

The update also merges FSD with its “Autopilot” software stack. FSD was an extension to its suite of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) features called Autopilot, which is standard in Tesla cars. Autopilot can perform functions such as steering, accelerating, and automatic braking, while FSD adds additional capabilities such as assisted steering on highways and city streets, smart vehicle summoning, automatic parking, and identifying and reacting to traffic lights and stop signs, etc.

In addition to the recall issues, the update also addresses issues such as close cut-ins by other vehicles, positioning in wide lanes, improved behavior for lane blockages and lane changes, smoother turns, enhanced communications to the driver, and more.

Currently, about 400,000 Tesla owners have signed up for the FSD package across the US, since its launch across the region in November 2022.

Analyst QuickTake: Last month, Tesla paused the rollout of its FSD beta software in the US and Canada following the recall of the system, until the company introduced an over-the-air (OTA) software update to fix the issues. The issues pointed out by the NHTSA which led to a recall were based on the possibility of crashes, as the system reportedly fails to adhere to traffic safety laws adequately.