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dak-sm t1_ixpdbr0 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in China regulator says Tesla recalls more than 80,000 cars by MrsSynchronie

Disagree if the software updates are addressing safety issues. People need to know what areas of auto safety are compromised and have required patching - even if the “recall” is done transparently to the user.

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[deleted] t1_ixpe74r wrote

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tr3v1n t1_ixpex7i wrote

If GM sold bad brakes but they hired teams of brake gremlins to swap them out overnight without you knowing, what should that process be called?

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[deleted] t1_ixpfdeg wrote

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tr3v1n t1_ixpfjc2 wrote

It is about the flawed product and not the fix.

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[deleted] t1_ixpfwxt wrote

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tr3v1n t1_ixpgcpw wrote

I’ve literally worked on software regulated by governmental bodies like the FDA. In a safety critical thing, it doesn’t matter what the source of the flaw is or how it is fixed. The only people I’ve seen bothered by the term are ones who seem worried about a negative perception of a certain brand of car that seems to need lots of software tweaks.

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Novel-Jackfruit-369 t1_ixqp0x3 wrote

Then I guess FSD is OK becuase it's doesn't matter how the public views terminology

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happyscrappy t1_ixpi1yp wrote

We have a word for a campaign to address a safety defect:

recall

So how about instead of everyone else starts saying something different you learn the meaning of the word?

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opeth10657 t1_ixspax2 wrote

Lets literally call it anything besides what it is so Tesla can look better.

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[deleted] t1_ixstapw wrote

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opeth10657 t1_ixsu4te wrote

If my computer needs a security update, it failing isn't going to get someone killed.

> despite the car being a computer in as much sense of the word as a laptop computer

Your laptop is a 5000 lb vehicle that is regularly going 50-80mph? Because this is probably one of the worst analogies i've heard.

You literally want to treat a car as something other than a car just because you don't like hearing that Tesla had to recall a vehicle.

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