SeaweedSorcerer t1_ixw848h wrote
Reply to comment by TW_Yellow78 in Tesla recalls more than 15,000 Australian electric vehicles over faulty tail lights by ninjascotsman
Not much point in replacing the light bulb if the problem is in the thing that tells it to turn on.
redwall_hp t1_ixxds8u wrote
It's almost as if a simple mechanical switch and direct wiring is far more reliable than trusting a computer for no reason.
Signed,
A software engineer
SeaweedSorcerer t1_ixxfpow wrote
A mechanical switch that a human turns on and off? That sounds like a recipe for cars frequently running without their tail lights at all, or having them left on and the battery draining (okay not a huge risk with a Tesla as long as the big battery is powering them).
One of my cars has a mechanical switch for its interior lights and the only thing it’s reliable about is staying on until the battery drains thanks to my kids leaving them on. Give me software control with logic behind it, please.
Bensemus t1_iy0evc6 wrote
So why is Ford recalling half a million cars for leaky spark plugs that pose a fire risk? Also their fix isn’t actually fixing the leak. It’s drilling holes in the bottom plate so flammable liquids don’t pool.
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