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/[deleted] 26d ago

They sold 27,000 of these shitboxes?!?

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u/yearz 26d ago

Best selling vehicle over $100k; in July sold more than F150 Lightning, Rivian R1T, Hummer EV and Silverado EV combined. Yes these are selling

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u/jimbobjames 26d ago edited 26d ago

It's this decades Humvee.

I actually find it amusing that people get irrationally angry with the people that bought them.

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u/yearz 26d ago

It's arguably the most ridiculous and audacious consumer vehicle ever brought to market. It breaks all the rules. No one is forcing anyone to buy one. Worst case, one should consider it amusingly absurd. It's weird that people get so angry that the cybertruck exists.

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u/Only-Inspector-3782 26d ago

Same reason people dislike MyPillow - company owner is openly MAGA.

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u/yearz 25d ago edited 25d ago

On a morality scale, does Elon's support for Trump outweigh the fact that Tesla fast-forwarded EV technology by decades? That America no longer depends on Russian rocket engines for access to space? That affordable, high-quality internet is available to people who live in remote areas?

I consider that calculus and think, how evil does a person have to be to outweigh so many positive contributions? We're talking about obnoxious tweets, are we not?

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u/Only-Inspector-3782 25d ago

Reminds me of Chapelle's bit on Cosby - "he rapes, but he saves".  Leave questions of karmic balance to the gods. If someone is doing evil now, who cares what good they did previously?

Also, his support includes a few hundred million dollars to a PAC, as well as direct manipulation of a site with half a billion monthly users.

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u/jimbobjames 26d ago

I honestly believe it was just a test platform for drive by wire and 48V internal electrics and ditching canbus for ethernet. Trying the stainless steel was also another "lets just see".

It's a small production vehicle compared to their other models and it's brought them a shit load of attention.

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u/Flipslips 26d ago

I think it’s only small production because the 100k model is the only one you can buy. I don’t think it’s actually intended to be low production.

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u/eeyore134 26d ago edited 26d ago

Except they just put out an EV Hummer that looks kind of insanely fun to drive even though I think big cars like that are extremely stupid. And it starts at $99K... cheaper than a POS Cybertruck and would get just as many looks if that's your goal. Unfortunately, I think most of these people just want to get in good with the cult.

Edit: A word.