@filister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agoTesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal - The Vergewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1710arrow-down114 cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldteslamotors@lemmy.zipenoughmuskspam@lemmy.world
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minus-square@DoomBot5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-4•2 months agoRight, because the recall for the icons on the screen needing to be a tad bigger is as serious as uncontrolled acceleration of a giant hunk of metal. They need a new name for software update recalls and physical recalls. They both need to be serious, but a distinction is needed.
minus-square@Gatsby@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglish11•edit-22 months agoYou understand that recalls for minor non life-threatening issues were a thing before cars were even capable of receiving software updates right? This is not a new practice. This is what a recall entails. The term isn’t being arbitrarily applied. It’s a recall.
minus-square@DoomBot5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-10•2 months agoAnd how often were they actually followed vs discarded because the customer just didn’t care?
minus-squareAltolinkfedilink2•2 months agoWhat does that have to do with calling them what they are, a recall.
Right, because the recall for the icons on the screen needing to be a tad bigger is as serious as uncontrolled acceleration of a giant hunk of metal.
They need a new name for software update recalls and physical recalls. They both need to be serious, but a distinction is needed.
You understand that recalls for minor non life-threatening issues were a thing before cars were even capable of receiving software updates right?
This is not a new practice. This is what a recall entails. The term isn’t being arbitrarily applied. It’s a recall.
And how often were they actually followed vs discarded because the customer just didn’t care?
What does that have to do with calling them what they are, a recall.