Consumers Union is urging Tesla to fix what it terms as "flaws" in Autopilot after a preliminary government report said a Model X driver did not have his hands on the vehicle's steering wheel in the final six seconds before a fatal crash on March 23.
Shares of Tesla rose as much as 5 percent on Monday after CEO Elon Musk tweeted that its Autopilot driver assistance system will get full self-driving features following a software upgrade in August.
Tesla has been gradually upgrading Autopilot features with regular software updates.
A consumer advocacy group on Friday urged Tesla to fix what it termed as "flaws" in Autopilot after a preliminary government report said a Model X driver did not have his hands on the vehicle's steering wheel in the final six seconds before a fatal crash on March 23.