Tesla confirmed that the issue on its self-driving feature had already been addressed.

The automaker said that it already made changes to the so-called "Summon" feature which it had launched earlier this year to its Model S and Model X vehicles.

The flaw was reported by Consumer Reports magazine which described the new feature as potentially dangerous.

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The new "Summon" feature allows Tesla owners  to drive the car by itself either going to where they are standing or moving out of a parking space, Time reported. If certain objects or obstacles are on the car's way, these can be avoided with the help of the car's built-in sensors.

In order to activate the feature, the driver would need a key fob where he should press a button to make the car move. It should be noted that the car at this point will only be moving at a very slow speed, according to The Verge. If the driver wants the car to stop, he can do so by pressing the button again.

Consumer Reports said that while they are testing the technology, they learned that the feature may create an issue when the driver is faced with certain circumstances. For instance, the driver may find himself unable to stop the car right away if he accidentally drops the key for or if he presses the wrong button.

Another issue that was pointed out involves how the car managed to continue moving even after the user had closed the Summon app on his iPhone device. It is also possible that the car could keep on moving as far as 33 feet.

While it is true that this "inability" to stop the car may seem trivial given the fact that it does move at a very slow speed, it cannot be denied that such issue may go out of hand and could potentially cause harm to anything that gets on the car's way.

Tesla had already dealt with the issue by disabling the driver's access to the feature using the key fob. This means that the only way to manipulate the car is by using the dedicated app. However, Tesla said that the driver should keep pressing the button and hold while using the "Summon" feature. To stop the car, the driver would simply have to let go of his hold on the app.