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Re:Tesla (TSLA) surpasses BMW's valuation as one soars and t... by leesec on Thursday November 08, 2018 @04:18PM (#18410131)
What are you talking about? They have turned it into a software problem. Name another company where you can make meaningful over the air software updates that affect more than the dashboard?

Also while I am a Tesla fanboy, I work in automotive technology and interface with many of the major car companies daily, so I'm not just getting this from articles.

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Re:Tesla (TSLA) surpasses BMW's valuation as one soars and t... by hcg on Thursday November 08, 2018 @04:35PM (#18410263)
If the airbags have a problem which causes them to hurt shrapnel into peoples faces you can't fix that with a software update.

and why is being able to push updates to heavy machinery that we routinely have moving at speeds of 60+ MPH a good thing?

If you can fix the brakes via software update you can break them too.

I'm fine with it if someone going to prison when a software update kills people.

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Re:Tesla (TSLA) surpasses BMW's valuation as one soars and t... by leesec on Thursday November 08, 2018 @04:58PM (#18410435)
The alternative is having to take your vehicle in to get the brakes fixed.
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