Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to electric vehicles

Re:Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to e... by Sohcahtoa82 on Monday July 26, 2021 @03:32PM (#27964233)

> My personal friend had been stuck on the intersection because his model 3 started automatically updating system software

(X) Doubt

I'm going to be blunt here. I think either you or your friend are lying. Teslas don't automatically update system software. It tells you when there's an update available and allows you to choose when to install it. Once you tell it to start installing the update, first off, it gives you two minutes to cancel the update. Once it begins, you can't drive until the update finishes. In short, the car will NEVER interrupt a drive to install an update.

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Re:Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to e... by kova12 on Monday July 26, 2021 @05:47PM (#27965906)

He stopped at the red light, and the car started updating. I guess he didn't get stuck on the intersection itself, just on the traffic light before it

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Re:Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to e... by Sohcahtoa82 on Monday July 26, 2021 @07:12PM (#27966645)

The only way that would POSSIBLY happen is if the car said an update was available, and he clicked "Install" rather than closing the notification.

Even if he clicked "Install", a 2-minute timer would have appeared to give him time to cancel the update. Both the initial notification and the window showing the 2-minute timer tell you that you will not be able to drive while the update is installing.

So either your friend is lying or he's an idiot.

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