Warning lights on the Tesla vehicles are hard to read, raising the risk of a crash, according to traffic safety regulators.

Tesla recalls 2.2 million cars — nearly all of its vehicles sold in the U.S. — over warning light issue::Warning lights on the Tesla vehicles are hard to read, raising the risk of a crash, according to traffic safety regulators.

  • Ebby@lemmy.ssba.comEnglish
    314·
    9 months ago

    It’s the font size.

    That is the issue.

    I’m not a fan of some of Elon’s behavior, but I’ll acknowledge the successes he and his companies have made.

    But when have software updates, remote software updates at that, warranted the recall badge of shame. What do you want owners to do, take off the tinfoil hat for their cars?

    Change the font size and push the patch. Sheesh. We don’t need an article CBS and the front won’t fall off.

    • tech@lemmy.worldEnglish
      59·
      9 months ago

      The recall is an official designation. And yeah, pretty cool with Tesla that a lot of the recalls are done through firmware updates.

      If I’m a shareholder, this is news I would want to know about. Just because you don’t care doesn’t mean others feel the same.

      • Pappabosley@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        9 months ago

        I don’t think it’s about not wanting to hear it, more so about the language used, that feels overboard. I feel it’s a combination of a car industry regulator in need of updating their terminology and news outlets looking to make everything sound sensational - the end result leaving you feel like you’ve been mislead about what’s actually going on.

        • Oderus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          71·
          9 months ago

          Exactly. Good example is my Ram 3500 diesel. Just got a recall and I have to drive it in, and have them update something that’ll take 1-2 hours to fix that bullshit emission issue Ram got caught fucking up. That’s far more of an issue but it’s still rather minor.

      • Ebby@lemmy.ssba.comEnglish
        5·
        9 months ago

        Don’t get me wrong, I care. It’s just a recall traditionally meant the owner bring in a vehicle for a material repair.

        A software update requiring an owner to bring a vehicle to a dealer to upgrade also applies.

        But Teslas have automatic wireless updates. I don’t think the word recall is appropriate as it doesn’t require any user intervention as far as I’m aware. Call it a software update like everything else.

        • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          2·
          9 months ago

          Simply because OTA updates and large screens on cars are so new. It’s a recall because that’s the word NHTSA uses whenever there is something the manufacturer is forced to fix, it doesn’t matter how they fix it.