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Re:Intel updates mysterious ‘software-defined silicon’ code ... by CamperBob2 on Thursday December 09, 2021 @09:51PM (#29505904)
Sure, but what does that have to do with what happened here? No one tried to hack the battery management system. The company modified it as a goodwill gesture (and to ensure that it didn't cause a PR disaster by functioning as intended.)
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Re:Intel updates mysterious ‘software-defined silicon’ code ... by nitrogen on Thursday December 09, 2021 @10:14PM (#29506019)
> > If you wanted to get access to what you had legal title to, well, that's an upcharge. > As for "legal title," you have "legal title" to whatever the sales contract promised.

You own the car. You own the battery. No sales contract changes that fact of ownership. They delivered a 75kwh battery into your possession. Since it's your battery, you should be able to use your battery however you want without having to pay Tesla. People are rightfully upset by a PR move that proves that the manufacturer is treating a car that was sold and delivered as if it still belongs to the manufacturer.

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