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No, my Tesla didn't cut off my arm

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For those who might have seen “Massive Tesla Recall”, headlines: No, our car window does not cut off my arm 😉.

The car has already updated to the latest software version, a few weeks ago, including the latest fix.

I do find it annoying that it is referred to as a “recall”, since that implies that the car has to be returned for some physical fix. It is just a software update, which is handled automatically.

Having the fault isn’t great, in any car. But having a car that can fix a fault while I sleep, is pretty impressive.

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  1. Scott Venus via Facebook ↗
    Media curtailing to Agenda driven hit pieces again ... overdramatising to make it sound like they're perennially defective.
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    1. Dallas Drew via Facebook ↗
      Scott Venus 100% correct 👍
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  2. Lyn Strachan via Facebook ↗
    Do we have a “recall” when our phones do a software update? Does that update make the national news? Interesting 🧐
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    1. Kevin Lentin via Facebook ↗
      Lyn Strachan if the phone had a fault that could hurt you, then yes. It’s just a word. It refers to a mandatory fix or return if not fixable (eg food recalls). Maybe you have to take it to the dealer. Maybe they send something or someone to you. Maybe you can take it to multiple places. Maybe it’s an OTA software update. It has a name. A recall. Ot might even be a legal term these days. It got that name when it made sense. Then tech introduced more options. But it’s still a recall. A mandatory requirement to rectify a fault. But somehow people get sooo heated up about it. It’s a name for a process. That Tesla had to follow. And did.
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      1. Tesla Tripping eTripping
        Kevin Lentin I understand that “recall” is an historical and possibly a legal term. But it’s no longer accurate, for public perception, especially when some media outlets blast it as the title as click bait. They have the option to more accurately word it.

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      2. Kevin Lentin via Facebook ↗
        Tesla Tripping true. It’s a poor word these days. But it’s the legal word. It IS a recall. It involves significant notification and updating of government departments. Interesting read here: https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/doc…

        And 1.1.4 in there clearly says you can just deliver a software fix. In some cases you can just send advice on how to use something.

        The rules there and the legislation it links to all describe recalls of vehicles.

        Clickbaiters gonna clickbait. And Tesla is a fun target.
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      3. Biing Yin via Facebook ↗
        Kevin Lentin correct. It's a legal term used in the recall legislation.

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    2. Biing Yin via Facebook ↗
      Lyn Strachan no because there is specific legislation for road vehicle recalls that actually sets out the rules for vehicle recalls

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  3. Kirk Bell via Facebook ↗
    This week the Ford Mustang Mach E and a Mercedes EV were recalled. The Ford a major and potentially deadly steering fault. Both must go back to dealers for repairs. The media conveniently forgot to report this. Our media in Australia is just garbage. There are some good reporters, but there are not many left. RIP MSM, they can’t be trusted to report anything.
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  4. Dmitry Mozhzherin via Facebook ↗
    It's not a car that can fix a fault while you are sleeping. It's poor software engineers that allowed for this to happen and now have to fix their errors in production.
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    1. Karl Jensen via Facebook ↗
      Dmitry Mozhzherin pretty fancy car that can torque limit the window regulator....
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      1. Dmitry Mozhzherin via Facebook ↗
        Karl Jensen torque limiter is a simple mechanical component that has been around for decades. Tesla simply cuts costs (the same way as Apple does) and in this fancy car emulates it with software.

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      2. Karl Jensen via Facebook ↗
        Dmitry Mozhzherin so it measures motor current of the window motors and stops them when it exceeds a certain value - stunning stuff

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    2. Robert Azzopardi via Facebook ↗
      Dmitry Mozhzherin you mean the very car they has been produced previously has never had a recall yea .. grow up buddy .. Toyota has more recalls that any other company and most often needs a service call .. ie your car is off the road

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  5. Mike Lovell via Facebook ↗
    Very typical 'anti Tesla' media hype! Our Model Y is performing falsely.
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping
      Hopefully you meant "flawlessly"? 😉
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  6. Ken MacDonald via Facebook ↗
    Tested it too and still retain my arms, even the rear seats reject arms getting caught up in folding events
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  7. Biing Yin via Facebook ↗
    Actually no. While the word implies a return to the dealer, the word "recall" is required by legislation when it is mandated under a recall notice by the Department of infrastructure and transport. How it is fixed is in the recall notice. The word is actually used in the part 3, Section 36 of the Road Vehicle Standards Act of 2018:

    https://www7.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/cth/c…

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