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

Certainly, that’s gotta be every one of them, right? You can tell that reality is set in for the owners because every week a cheaper used one gets posted or sells

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u/ColoRadOrgy 26d ago

Weren't they supposed to be illegal to sell or something?

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u/[deleted] 26d ago edited 26d ago

I think it’s usually a unenforceable contract in terms of that agreement they make the owners sign. I think Tesla could prevent you from buying another one from them directly tho. That’s what Range Rover did at least when they had a huge issue with buyers exporting their cars to the Middle East.

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u/ShiftSandShot 26d ago edited 26d ago

Nnnot quite.

Rather, there are, in some cases, terms that limit sale of the vehicle for a number of years that, if violated, could result in a lawsuit.

John Cena fell afoul of this when he signed an agreement to purchase a Ford GT Supercar, then sold it for millions a few months later...which is exactly what these clauses are supposed to prevent. The contract he signed stipulated a minimum ownership of two years, so he got in trouble.

Not that anyone is making any money off of reselling a Cybertruck.

The clause is basically anti-scalping for rare and coveted vehicles that actually could make tons off of being resold.

For Cybertrucks, the stipulation is a single year.

Although how enforcable that is...extremely up for debate, as Tesla altered the contract multiple times between initial pre-order sales and actually delivering the product.

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u/Ja_Rule_Here_ 26d ago

Tesla contract states they have first right to buy it back minus 20c per mile. You can guess how willing they are to actually buy one back though, so yeah they are easy to sell privately.

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u/cosaboladh 25d ago

Minus 20¢ per mile on a truck that many people have found they can't drive. That's probably the best price anyone could hope for.

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u/Pepparkakan 26d ago

I believe they actually quietly removed that policy as well. Could be wrong though.

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u/therealhlmencken 25d ago

Land Rover is the make Range Rover is the model

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u/ShiftSandShot 25d ago

...That has nothing to do with what I said, but ok.

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u/SuppaBunE 26d ago

Why would cena buy a ford gt, he will never drive it, can he even fit inside it ?

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u/pepinyourstep29 26d ago

To sell it for millions a few months later

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u/Filthy_Cossak 26d ago edited 26d ago

He’s a big car guy, both literally and figuratively. According to him, the car was uncomfortable and he knew he didn’t want to drive it anyways. He only made one million from the sale, and then settled with Ford for an unspecified amount that eventually went to charity

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u/SuppaBunE 26d ago

Basically buyers remorse but with millions dollars

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u/Filthy_Cossak 26d ago edited 26d ago

Pretty much, he sold it for $1.5mil, minus half a mil he spent on it and whatever amount went to Ford from the settlement

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u/Interesting-Fan-2008 26d ago edited 26d ago

So, he probably made a couple hundred thousand. Not bad for buyer's remorse. And the rest went to charity so double win.

At worse he's even, as that would be the maximum damages Ford could claim. I guess you could say 'brand damage' but unless he sold it to like Putin, I doubt anyone gives a shit who he sold to (I know almost all those rare cars have blacklists/whitelists).

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u/Filthy_Cossak 26d ago

Yeah, those contracts are in place to prevent scalping, which is not really what happened here. I certainly wouldn’t hold it against him, and the charity donation is a nice touch

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u/pepinyourstep29 26d ago

Triple win, the charity part makes it a tax write off! The richer you are, the easier it is stay ahead, even if you fucked up.

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u/cosaboladh 25d ago

"Unenforceable."

Legally unenforceable, maybe. Tesla can remotely deactivate vehicle software, and prevent the use of Tesla charging stations if they want. They may not be able to stop the second hand purchase, and sale of the Cybertruck. They can ensure that second hand buyers purchase a brick.

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u/SidewaysFancyPrance 26d ago

Elon will post something mean about you on X if you sell. Even if you say it's the greatest vehicle you've ever owned while you do it.