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This is a weird hill to die on. Plenty of recalls have been issued for what amounts to software updates, that required driving it back to the dealership. I don'
by Volundr 3y ago
This is a weird hill to die on. Plenty of recalls have been issued for what amounts to software updates, that required driving it back to the dealership. I don't see why it should suddenly be called something else because the car has a connection to the Internet now, removing the need to have it physically present it update.
- sshine 3y ago> I don't see why it should suddenly be called something else because the car has a connection to the Internet now, removing the need to have it physically present it update. Recall means “call back”. What we want to say is “update” or “downgrade” or “restrict” or “Fuck Tesla!” depending on the intent. You could say that you can recall a feature if you disable it in a software update. Even though the software doesn’t actually get returned, but just gets deleted, it’s a metaphorical recall. You are not recalling the car itself, because it doesn’t go anywhere. I’m not sure defendingg this word use is any more weird than to die on the opposing hill of insisting updating a car’s software is a recall of the car.