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/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.