Tesla Cybertruck turns into world's most expensive brick after car wash
theregister.com
Bulletproof? Is it waterproof? Ts&Cs say: 'Failure to put Cybertruck in Car Wash Mode may result in damage'
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Bulletproof? Is it waterproof? Ts&Cs say: 'Failure to put Cybertruck in Car Wash Mode may result in damage'
Yeah, that's what the headline says. In the article it states that it worked again after a service request and a (redidulously long) reboot.
So then it didn't run after the car wash -- unless we're ignoring the mandatory steps needed to get it working again, the headline is pretty accurate. Or are you considering "bricked" a permanent condition?
That’s what I think of when I say something is bricked- that’s it fubar, irreparable, fukt, yaknow that kind of thing
Bricked is a permanent condition. And if they were able to get it working again, I wouldn't say it was bricked. More like broken or crashed in the software sense.
Still, it wouldn't run after the car wash either.
I meant more like, even if you wash a car with the doors open and water goes in everywhere and damages the car, you can still turn the key and it will start.
Other people have already addressed the main issue here, so I think you're sorted there.
But yeah, I consider "bricked" a permanent condition - something broken beyond repair, so it's as useful as a brick. See also "paperweight".
What do you think it means? Temporarily unavailable?
Yeah I got the impression it was a recoverable condition after a search found a bunch of guides for "unbricking" (Android phones). Semantics are the true enemy it seems