Tesla recalling nearly 200,000 vehicles because software glitch can cause backup camera to go dark
apnews.com
The recall covers certain Models Y, S and X from the 2023 model year. All are equipped with “Full Self-Driving” computer 4.0 and run software version 2023.44.30 through 2023.44.30.6 or 2023.44.100.
The company says in documents posted by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that software instability may prevent the camera image from showing images while the Teslas are in reverse. The safety agency says that can increase the risk of a crash.
Tesla says in documents that it is not aware of any crashes or injuries. Documents say the problem has been fixed with an online software update.
Owners will be notified by letter starting March 22.
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It's not at all because that's not a safety issue. Recalls are only for safety issues that manufacturers refuse to fix.
People have been backing up for over 100 years without a backup camera. Calling it a safety issues is stretching that definition.
It was a safety issue. That's why backup cameras were federally mandated in 2014.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/02/backup-cameras-now-required-in-new-cars-in-the-us.html
None of that changes the fact that this isn't killing anyone, and if Tesla is to be believed (it's not, but I haven't seen a counter-narrative to suggest otherwise) it hasn't caused any property damage, and it isn't going to cost Telsa more than a few hours of overtime to fix it. This is not interesting or relevant to anyone whether they love or hate Musk or own a Tesla.
To have a headline that says there is a 200000 vehicle recall - no matter how technically accurate it is - is a misleading headline designed to get people to click only to find out it's a non-issue that no one gives a fuck about.
I just cited a statistic that not having a backup camera kills and injures tens of thousands of people/year. If you want to present evidence to the contrary, please feel free.
Just because you have a misunderstanding of how recalls work doesn't make it misleading.
I don't misunderstand how recalls work. I'm simply saying this one is completely unimportant. Tesla stated no accidents or injuries were caused by this defect, but that's really irrelevant just like the rest of this "news".
No, what you said was that it was misleading, meaning the author implied something that was untrue, which is not the case.
I will concede it is fairly insignificant in the grand scheme of "news" or even "automotive news" and probably not worthy of reporting, and that Tesla is reported on at an absolute landslide compared to other OEMs, but I wouldn't say it's "misleading" in any way.
For fucks sake it's not that hard. This isn't news. Click a button and problem goes away. It's misleading because it gets you to click on a completely unimportant story. I get gotcha winning is an internet thing, but the context of the conversation is important and ignoring it for a quick gotcha isn't a win.
You're right it's not. I don't understand why you're having so much trouble.
I'm not. I foolishly stuck my nose in to agree with someone who I thought had the right of things.