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DBDude t1_j65btz4 wrote

Just a software issue, but too bad they don't do automatic OTA updates.

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compdog t1_j661inm wrote

> too bad they don't do automatic OTA updates.

That's actually a good thing. Imagine if Ford was hacked and someone was able to push a virus to every car remotely.

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Cossil t1_j6742bv wrote

You don’t think that would’ve been done to Tesla by now? To Windows? There are an incredible amount of failsafes for things requiring this level of security.

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cmv1 t1_j6akshh wrote

Plenty of armchair developers here to tell you what is and isn't feasible.

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rypher t1_j664jcy wrote

This is why I don’t allow my smartphone to ever access the internet. Someone might push a virus to me remotely.

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NikeSwish t1_j67aotd wrote

You sound like an old person ranting on Facebook. Software updates need more than one approval for changes, they get internally tested up until release, they get rolled out slowly and not all at once.

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Iohet t1_j66n1fg wrote

OTA updates aren't necessarily a good thing without significant security and QA assurances. The fact that Tesla rolled out a major braking OTA patch within days of being notified of an article critical of their braking should be concerning to you, as there is no way such a major system was significantly road tested. OTA updates should be tightly controlled

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DBDude t1_j6b15nj wrote

Depends. Quick rollout isn't necessarily a bad thing. A small bug can easily be fixed in that time.

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coldwar252 t1_j695nua wrote

I wouldn't downvote this guy. 'He's right, you know.'

I have no fucking clue how those cars got out of the factory with inadequate brakes.

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