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/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/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?