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Tesla Updates Software After Parked Car Caught Fire in Hong Kong
- Automaker says acting with ‘abundance of caution’ after blaze
- Recent EV fires have raised new worries over battery safety
A Tesla Inc. Model S electric vehicle.
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Tesla Inc. is rolling out a software update for two of its electric vehicles, including the flagship Model S, to beef up battery safety as part of a probe into a vehicle fire in Hong Kong.
The over-the-air updates will revise the charge and thermal-management settings for the Model S and Model X, Tesla said in a statement. The company said it’s acting “out of an abundance of caution,” insisting the vehicles are 10 times less likely to experience a blaze than their gas-fueled equivalents.