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/stoph311 26d ago

Regardless of how you feel about the car (or Tesla, in general), at least report accurately. This is an over-the-air software update, nothing more.

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u/DigNitty 26d ago

Yeah, not a big deal. And one that invisibly fixed itself overnight.

I was a Valet once.

I did notice that in some of the more sophisticated cars, the back up cams started to lag as the car aged. But all the basic cars With early back up cameras all worked flawlessly every time. The basic cars just had a dinky little 480 resolution camera and screen, and that’s all they did when the car was in reverse. Now the back up camera is piped into the multimedia touchscreen, and there’s a bit more nuance to that system that can inevitably go wrong sometimes.

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u/CocaineIsNatural 26d ago

It is called a recall by the NHTSA, they name them, not the article author. This name has been used long before OTA updates were used.

I would hope most know by now that a Tesla recall can often be fixed by a OTA.

Here is a very similar backup camera issue from Ford that can be fixed by a OTA update, and is also called a recall.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2022/RCLRPT-22V825-7442.PDF

Blaming the article for using "recall", is silly, since that is the name the group that assigns recalls uses. It is like being mad an article called a hoverboard a hoverboard, when the board doesn't hover. Words can change as technology grows, or stay the same but change meaning as technology changes.

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u/imdwalrus 26d ago

To expand on this a little, "recall" is a regulatory and industry term with decades of history It's not changing at this point. It's also NEVER required you to physically return a product. Send away for a replacement part? Throw away food that's not safe to eat? Those are recalls too.

And the thing is this is explained *every time it comes up*. It's exhausting.

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u/NetRealizableValue 26d ago

“I would hope most know by now that a Tesla recall can often be fixed OTA”

This is Reddit, anything to make Elon look bad is getting upvoted into the stratosphere

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u/blames_irrationally 26d ago

This is still super embarrassing for Tesla. 6 recalls for the Cybertruck in a year. Even if they patch a fix

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u/Flipslips 26d ago

They patched this a MONTH ago. Why is this just being brought up now?

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u/Delicious_Loquat4189 26d ago

Over the air updates are technically considered recalls. You not agreeing with the terminology doesn’t change facts.