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The solution for many recalls these days is quite often a software update. No, what's notable is Tesla was forced to issue the update. This probably has conseq
by falcolas 3y ago
The solution for many recalls these days is quite often a software update.
No, what's notable is Tesla was forced to issue the update. This probably has consequences for Tesla beyond some bandwidth.
- peterisza 3y agoTesla wasn't actually being forced. In the past, other automakers like Ford, GM, Porsche and Kia/Hyundai ran into the exact same problem. They just filed an inconsequential non-compliance petition to NHTSA because this issue is so minor and it would have been too expensive to fix --- for them. Source: https://youtu.be/480yxR_kmIg?si=dThdJD2_QceCyF_E&t=161 https://youtu.be/480yxR_kmIg?si=dThdJD2_QceCyF_E&t=161
- xeromal 3y agoI'm glad our regulators have teeth. I'm just annoyed with these headlines "Largest auto recall of 2.2 million cars" which gives images of piles of teslas being sent to service centers to be retrofitted when you can pay a single software engineer a few weeks of salary to solve the problem.
- parineum 3y ago> The solution for many recalls these days is quite often a software update. That other manufacturers force owners to bring their car to the dealer for.