Re:Big Companies Thought Insurance Covered a Cyberattack
by Wowfunhappy on Monday April 15, 2019 @05:06PM
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> Secondly, Tesla specifically states that you must have the car in line of sight before you enable Summon
Just how explicitly is this instruction presented? For better or worse, I don't think you can expect users to read everything presented to them. (Partly because we bombard them with cookie notices, ads, and other crap)
Re:Big Companies Thought Insurance Covered a Cyberattack
by JoshMcC on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @12:29PM
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You don't need to read anything to know you don't tell your car to move by itself if you can't see it, with current Summon. With the new Advanced Summon, you would not need to see the vehicle because it would have move protections in place. But you still wouldn't Advanced Summon the car if you don't even know where it is (e.g. still on the lift or not)...unless you're a moron.
Re:Big Companies Thought Insurance Covered a Cyberattack
by sotall on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @11:25AM
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Its not an instruction, its a software limitation. If you aren't close enough to the car, summon doesn't work. I think its basically bluetooth range.
Enhanced summon is a different story, though that feature basically no one has yet.
Secondly, Tesla specifically states that you must have the car in line of sight before you enable Summon (which only goes straight forward and backward by 25 feet), so this guy is absolutely a complete moron for doing that.