The Tesla brand continues to plummet in trust and safety.

To us, this update seems clearly tailored to stave off further government action for the time being while keeping “nags” to a minimum, not to reduce driver distraction and improve safety. Declining to publicize the recall and bundling it with more than a dozen other features while burying it at the bottom of the list suggests an intent to hide the information from owners. The fact we were able to look at a phone for more than 2 and a half minutes at 70 mph while using Autosteer post-recall is damning.