filister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal - The Vergewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal - The Vergewww.theverge.comfilister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squareDoomBot5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoRight, because the recall for the icons on the screen needing to be a tad bigger is as serious as uncontrolled acceleration of a giant hunk of metal. They need a new name for software update recalls and physical recalls. They both need to be serious, but a distinction is needed.
minus-squareGatsby@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoYou understand that recalls for minor non life-threatening issues were a thing before cars were even capable of receiving software updates right? This is not a new practice. This is what a recall entails. The term isn’t being arbitrarily applied. It’s a recall.
minus-squareDoomBot5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoAnd how often were they actually followed vs discarded because the customer just didn’t care?
minus-squareAlto@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoWhat does that have to do with calling them what they are, a recall.
Right, because the recall for the icons on the screen needing to be a tad bigger is as serious as uncontrolled acceleration of a giant hunk of metal.
They need a new name for software update recalls and physical recalls. They both need to be serious, but a distinction is needed.
You understand that recalls for minor non life-threatening issues were a thing before cars were even capable of receiving software updates right?
This is not a new practice. This is what a recall entails. The term isn’t being arbitrarily applied. It’s a recall.
And how often were they actually followed vs discarded because the customer just didn’t care?
What does that have to do with calling them what they are, a recall.