Tesla recalls nearly 12,000 US vehicles over software glitch

[sofixa]

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/nov/02/tesla-recall-nearly-12000-us-vehicles-software-glitch

[pgib]

When I hear recall, it makes me picture having to bring my vehicle in to have work done on it. There really needs to be a new name to better describe an over-the-air software update.

[josephcsible]

This recall is basically just a formality, since the actual fix has already long since been rolled out OTA to all of the affected cars.

[bdcravens → josephcsible]

To clarify, in this case "long since" means 8 days ago.

> On 25 October, Tesla began deploying the over-the-air software update and re-enabled FCW and AEB features on vehicles with the update.

I think the point is that OTA updates don't grant an automaker immunity from the scrutiny that recalls create.

[josephcsible → bdcravens]

When the timeline from "problem first appeared" to "problem is fixed in all cars" was less than 2 days, then I'd say 8 days later for a recall is a long time.

[WalterGR]

Dupe. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29081071