Ticker: Meetings set on Cape Cod bridge projects; Tesla to recall 285,000 cars in China

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has scheduled a pair of virtual meetings to discuss plans to replace the Bourne and Sagamore bridges.

Officials at the public information meetings Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. will present an overview of the proposed Cape Cod Canal Area Transportation Improvement Program, which not only includes replacing the two bridges across the Cape Cod Canal, but improving the approach road networks.

The $1 billion effort to replace the bridges — both more than 80 years old — will be done in three phases, with construction not expected to start until 2025 at the earliest.

Tesla to recall 285,000 cars in China 

Tesla is recalling about 285,000 electric vehicles in China because the cruise-control function can be activated accidentally and cause cars to accelerate suddenly, creating a safety hazard, Chinese authorities said over the weekend.

In a message to customers on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, Tesla said “there are potential safety hazards in extreme cases.”

China’s market regulator said the recall covers 211,256 Model 3 sedans and 38,599 Model Y compact crossover utility vehicles that were built in China and 35,665 Model 3s that were imported. The cars were produced between December 2019 and this month.

The regulator said Tesla plans to upgrade cruise-control software on the vehicles remotely, which would save owners the chore of taking their car to a company store. It said Tesla will contact owners whose vehicles can’t be fixed remotely.

Tesla Inc., based in Palo Alto, Calif., did not respond to messages seeking comment.

from Boston Herald https://ift.tt/3A3Oqdk