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baselganglia t1_ivmd8wq wrote

#"A firmware release that updated calibration values"

Ok, so a software update, over the air.

Lol

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jeremy71504 t1_ivmntwh wrote

A lot of recalls now a days are just updates. 70% of our cars today at Toyota are just updates.

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psalm_69 t1_ivmtl6j wrote

Except you don't even have to bring it in for service. I'll bet most of not all of the Tesla's in question were updated before this announcement even hit the news.

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SeaweedSorcerer t1_ivn02eg wrote

Another article on this said an absurd percent of cars (97% I think) were already updated before the article was written. Such a non-issue of headline writers taking advantage of government technical wording for clicks.

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vanhalenbr t1_ivn4h3r wrote

As software engineer this is scary, because I know well how easy is to have bugs. Sometime it’s not even the programmer but the tool that the programmer is using like the compiler.

Some essentials like steering would be better without software interaction.

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ukezi t1_ivo0z5l wrote

That is already not the case in semi-modern cars. However the complexity of software with Tesla and their insistence to have everything running on the main computer is something I don't like.

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BladeX16 t1_ivo2czt wrote

That’s one thing Tesla gets right …. My Chrysler needs an update and guess what .. I need to go waste a few hours at the dealer to have them upload the new software during a scheduled visit. Dealer appointments are backlogged for over a month and a half as well.

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nuttertools t1_ivqbnd2 wrote

Conversely Chrysler engineers don’t have to worry about pushing a button and breaking every car. Cars are moving from industrial class to consumer and the ride is interesting.

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BladeX16 t1_ivqfszs wrote

I wonder what kind of controls Tesla has in place to prevent rogue engineers or hackers doing nefarious things like that …

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nuttertools t1_ivqjv9l wrote

In software development that’s usually very easy to control. If that happens it’s not just incompetence, probably negligence.
Regressions from intentional changes though….good luck. No matter the size and term of the various beta groups you’ll hit cases. Hopefully not in most of your customer base but that’s the danger of frequent updates, much more likely.

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NewPresWhoDis t1_ivmo0sf wrote

Except all the Tesla engineers are still reviewing PRs on Twitter.

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BLSmith2112 t1_ivnt5m0 wrote

Shocked this isn’t downvoted -30000 votes for being accurate.

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GoldWallpaper t1_ivqfmww wrote

No car should accept OTA updates, because no car should be linked that deeply to the internet without some sort of user intervention. It's a fucking security nightmare in waiting.

Jesus, what has /r/technology become?

/guy who knows stuff and actually works in tech

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baselganglia t1_ivqkncu wrote

Misleading comment. You have to accept the OTA as a user.

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ReformedPC t1_ivn5smf wrote

That's pretty scary knowing an update could get you into an accident

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