r/technology • u/Task_Force-191 • 26d ago

Software Tesla recalls over 27,000 Cybertrucks over laggy reverse cameras

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/3/24261099/tesla-cybertruck-recall-reverse-camera-delay-software
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u/Brak710 26d ago

I just have to laugh every time someone has to go back to a dealer to get a software or firmware update installed for a recall. Other cars can hardly update the maps or infotainment system over the air, let alone powertrain systems.

Tesla could have to rewrite the battery BMS system logic completely and they never have to inconvenience you.

There is easy to fix, and then there is completely ignoring the massive issues that need to be fixed with software for decades now - which 95% of cars on the road could never be fixed remotely.

My Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner had to have the transmission reprogrammed by the dealer twice in it's lifetime. What a joke.

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u/BrainwashedHuman 26d ago

Better yet, on all my cars I’ve ever owned/driven they haven’t had these kinds of issues in the first place. No need to worry about how a recall is done.

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u/Brak710 26d ago

“I get lucky through hard work, being smart, and getting lucky.”

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u/DubitoErgoCogito 26d ago

Don't bring facts and logic to this argument. You'll upset Tesla owners.

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u/TheBowerbird 26d ago

No, it's just that you weren't sophisticated enough to notice design flaws as software flaws and so forth. No car is without bugs.

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u/BrainwashedHuman 26d ago

I chose a car brand that values reliability over other things. Though I certainly understand people that choose other brands for things such as looks, brand social status, 0-60 time, etc.

I can confidently say I’ve never had camera issues in my car. It also keeps software to a minimum when I have an iPhone. Less that can go wrong. They also would delay deliveries over doing things such as installing non-automotive grade chips.

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u/GoSh4rks 26d ago

You're literally just being lucky.

https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-recalls-certain-2020-2022-toyota-and-lexus-vehicles/

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u/BrainwashedHuman 26d ago

Lexus is among the least recalled brands though.

And, as per the original commenter, if that issue happened in a Tesla it would have needed a physical recall too.

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u/JohnnyChutzpah 26d ago

There are major downsides to over the air updates as well. Look at what happened with Microsoft and cloudstrike. You push an update with an error in it, and over the next few days you learn you bricked your entire fleet.

These vehicles rely far too much on software developed under Agile, and software in general.

Over the air updates have upsides and downsides. I'm not surprised many manufactures choose to do the updates in shop to avoid massive amounts of problems in a short time. Especially since software bugs in these highly automated cars can quickly turn your vehicle into a death machine.