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General Motors finds flaw in one of their engine designs putting millions at risk. It responds by requiring all drivers to waive their right to sue, or they wil
by johngalt 15y ago
General Motors finds flaw in one of their engine designs putting millions at risk. It responds by requiring all drivers to waive their right to sue, or they will send an engine kill signal through onstar.
- hkmurakami 15y agoI wonder just how much the consumer electronics industry considers lawsuits against them when deploying technology, TOS, or really anything to the customers. Back in the day when I was in the auto industry, I noticed that my managers were incredibly conscious of the potential lawsuits when considering any product, technology, or service. When BMW deployed tire air pressure monitors in their cars, my manager commented, "I wonder if they've considered the possibility of lawsuits coming their way when one of those systems fail to notify a low tire pressure, and the customer gets into an accident". Do you think it possible that the consumer electronics companies are more complacent with respect to lawsuits from the customer, because their products and services can never threaten people's lives, and hence will rarely trigger a drastic and catastrophic legal response?
- Maxious 15y agoMore like you can now not drive on the highway. You can drive around in the suburbs (single player) but if you had a house far way (PSN+, XBL Gold) you can't get a refund even though you prepaid a years worth of rent.