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Let's not be totally unfair to Tesla here, plenty of cars have had similar issues. Various models of Vauxhall / Opel have been known for the bonnet / hood latch
by VBprogrammer 6y ago
Let's not be totally unfair to Tesla here, plenty of cars have had similar issues. Various models of Vauxhall / Opel have been known for the bonnet / hood latch coming undone at motorway speeds and slamming into the windshield. Others have been known to catch fire randomly.
- ivraatiems 6y agoSure, and when that happened, did people say "oh, that's to be expected, sometimes cars do this sort of thing" or did they say "this is completely unacceptable and must be fixed immediately"? Tesla gets held to a separate standard, and excuses get made for it, because people want it to succeed. I want it to succeed, too, but my definition of success includes making reliable cars. (And preferably sacking Elon Musk, but that's unrelated.)
- VBprogrammer 6y agoI think it can be both unacceptable and not unexpected. No amount of engineering can match a few months of real world testing. So long as there is a good faith effort to fix the issue then it's not necessarily a sign of incompetence on Tesla's side.