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I think there's a tangible difference between something like this and a recall. A recall is a single thing going wrong at a large scale. Audi having water pum
by jdmichal 6y ago
I think there's a tangible difference between something like this and a recall. A recall is a single thing going wrong at a large scale. Audi having water pumps that can short-circuit in common scenarios [0]. Samsung using underspecified capacitors on their TVs [1]. Generally, this was a single mistake that had large consequences.
However, if different things keep going wrong at a smaller scale... That's a problem with management and process, not a single mistake echoed at scale.
[0] https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/audi-recall-a4-a5-a6-q5-defective-water-pumps/ https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/audi-recall-a4-a5-a6-q5-d...
[1] https://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-power-defect-causes-some-tvs-to-fail-and-a-class-action-suit-follows/ https://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-power-defect-causes-some-t...
- viraptor 6y agoSingle mistakes are just not reported. My Ford had wires swapped in production and the first time the passenger's windows was lowered, the door locks got fried. Then the transmission fell apart. Different small things. If it was a Tesla you'd probably read about it.