Tesla updates battery software after car fires in China and Hong Kong

Tesla said on Wednesday that it will issue a software update for its Model S sedan and Model X crossover following two recent fires in Shanghai and Hong Kong. "Out of an abundance of caution," Tesla says, the over-the-air updates will "[revise] charge and thermal management settings." These updates will "help further protect the battery and improve battery longevity," Tesla added. Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper reported on Tuesday that a Tesla caught on fire in a shopping mall parking lot after it had been parked for 30 minutes.