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Thanks for the clarification. I think the wording can be much more clear and neutral. As a sidenote, I guess it's just a sad reality that 'automatic updates' a
by bo1024 8y ago
Thanks for the clarification. I think the wording can be much more clear and neutral.
As a sidenote, I guess it's just a sad reality that 'automatic updates' are phrased as necessary for safety on a car... this implies Tesla originally shipped a broken / dangerous system (or at least a high enough chance of that to include this language).
- zaroth 8y agoI mean this is what happens when lawyers write your terms. An update could increase safety, therefore a delayed update could result in death. For example Model 3 got an update which reduced its stopping distance under heavy braking. If you don’t get this update in real-time and instead don’t see it until your next service interval, that’s a time period where your car was actually less safe than other Model 3s in the road. Other than tire rotation, the maintenance schedule for the Model 3 is check brake fluid every 2 years and replace as needed, and once every 4 years or 50K miles to change the battery coolant. You could easily go 4 years without bringing the car in to Tesla for service.
- userbinator 8y agoAn update could also decrease safety. There's been ample discussion about their "autopilot" whose behaviour changed significantly enough between updates, and in a bad way, that owners noticed.
- xkcd-sucks 8y agoIs there any legal precedent for considering ota update pushes as admission of guilt