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This number is not telling the full story, a Tesla crash with the assisted driving system often has catastrophic consequences. Time to clip this mountebank swi

by yawaworht1978 5y ago

This number is not telling the full story, a Tesla crash with the assisted driving system often has catastrophic consequences. Time to clip this mountebank swindler Elon a bit. The lawmakers are to be blamed equally however. Try getting aftermarket wheels or exhaust system in most of Europe and you will find that requires homologation. Meanwhile, Tesla OTA updates fly under the radar. Nobody took it serious in the beginning because the sales numbers have been low and probably to not disrupt "the future". But by now, there are plenty of Tesla's with naive conductors who are misled by the marketing and think they are in something like K.I.T.T ( or call it musk industries 420 ).

elevenoh 5y ago
Do you have any data to support this arguably disingenuous conjecture?
choffee 5y ago
Does this come more from the manufacturers influencing the laws to keep control of the after market spares rather than a concern directly for your safety. I suppose one advantage of the quick OTA updates is that once there is a weakness found in the system it can be fixed in all cars rather than waiting for a recall or extending driver training.
- yawaworht1978 5y ago
  I don't think it comes from that. Every new model release for, let's say, BMW needs to pass all tests from anew, as it's considered a new vehicle. It makes sense to require homologation for aftermarket parts i would say.Same should be required for any companies OTA updates, just like one update can fix issues, a single update might also cause issues for every car in the fleet.
sschueller 5y ago
Yep, just look at the new Yoke steering wheel. I don't understand how that gets approval in Europe. Especially such a large touch screen with many important controls moved into sub menus. I get a fine for eating a hamburger while driving or operating my 3rd party nav but Tesla's UI is ok.
pverghese 5y ago
What nonsense are you spouting?

elevenoh 5y ago

Do you have any data to support this arguably disingenuous conjecture?

choffee 5y ago

Does this come more from the manufacturers influencing the laws to keep control of the after market spares rather than a concern directly for your safety. I suppose one advantage of the quick OTA updates is that once there is a weakness found in the system it can be fixed in all cars rather than waiting for a recall or extending driver training.

yawaworht1978 5y ago
I don't think it comes from that. Every new model release for, let's say, BMW needs to pass all tests from anew, as it's considered a new vehicle. It makes sense to require homologation for aftermarket parts i would say.Same should be required for any companies OTA updates, just like one update can fix issues, a single update might also cause issues for every car in the fleet.

sschueller 5y ago

Yep, just look at the new Yoke steering wheel. I don't understand how that gets approval in Europe. Especially such a large touch screen with many important controls moved into sub menus. I get a fine for eating a hamburger while driving or operating my 3rd party nav but Tesla's UI is ok.

pverghese 5y ago

What nonsense are you spouting?