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Its not a software-only fix. From TFA: "According to [Tesla], the affected cars have problems with their power-steering assist system when driving on rough roa

Its not a software-only fix. From TFA: "According to [Tesla], the affected cars have problems with their power-steering assist system when driving on rough roads or after hitting a pothole. The issue would leave drivers without the assistance to move the steering wheel with the help of the electric technology, forcing drivers to use a lot of force to move the steering wheel and increasing the likelihood of crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)."

ChemSpider 4y ago
It was purely a software bug (and fixed already): "The problem began when Tesla rolled out an update for a new calibration value for their electronic power assist steering system only to have alerts about the update a week later, according to the NHTSA. Tesla has released a firmware update to recalibrate the issue already. According to Tesla, 97% of the recalled vehicles had an update installed that addressed the issue. There have been no official reports of injury linked to the potential loss of steering assistance."
- watwut 4y ago
  It is as serious issue as if it would be caused by faulty hardware. It is cool that it is possible to fix malfunctioning cars faster. But the Teslas were actually malfunctioning in serious way.
Someone 4y ago
How do you infer “Its not a software-only fix” from that? Also, FTA: “The problem began when Tesla rolled out an update for a new calibration value for their electronic power assist steering system only to have alerts about the update a week later, according to the NHTSA. Tesla has released a firmware update to recalibrate the issue already” So, Tesla claims otherwise. Power steering ¿nowadays? isn’t simply “multiply the force the driver exerts”. You want to use the same hardware for lane assist, for example. That certainly involves software. I don’t know how potholes would interact with that, but I do not see any reason this must also involve a hardware change.
- salawat 4y ago
  So they pushed out a new apparently untested value? OTA is truly an innovation! Screw doing our own testing in house, just push it to users and then hurry out a patch if they notice anything!

ChemSpider 4y ago

It was purely a software bug (and fixed already): "The problem began when Tesla rolled out an update for a new calibration value for their electronic power assist steering system only to have alerts about the update a week later, according to the NHTSA. Tesla has released a firmware update to recalibrate the issue already. According to Tesla, 97% of the recalled vehicles had an update installed that addressed the issue. There have been no official reports of injury linked to the potential loss of steering assistance."

watwut 4y ago
It is as serious issue as if it would be caused by faulty hardware. It is cool that it is possible to fix malfunctioning cars faster. But the Teslas were actually malfunctioning in serious way.

Someone 4y ago

How do you infer “Its not a software-only fix” from that? Also, FTA: “The problem began when Tesla rolled out an update for a new calibration value for their electronic power assist steering system only to have alerts about the update a week later, according to the NHTSA. Tesla has released a firmware update to recalibrate the issue already” So, Tesla claims otherwise. Power steering ¿nowadays? isn’t simply “multiply the force the driver exerts”. You want to use the same hardware for lane assist, for example. That certainly involves software. I don’t know how potholes would interact with that, but I do not see any reason this must also involve a hardware change.

salawat 4y ago
So they pushed out a new apparently untested value? OTA is truly an innovation! Screw doing our own testing in house, just push it to users and then hurry out a patch if they notice anything!