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Re:Tesla recalls 380k vehicles in US over power steering ass... by caconym_ on Friday February 21, 2025 @12:55PM (#43130671)
And as a person who trusts mass market automobiles with my own safety and that of my family I could not care less if Tesla owners experience some kind of weird insecurity (?) when their OTA updates are described using a term of art with a specific contextual meaning, whose existence arguably makes us all safer. Software issues with automobiles are just as capable of injuring or killing people as mechanical issues, so regardless of the remedy, they should be treated with equal severity from a regulatory perspective. We do not need a new word for OTA recalls just to safeguard the feelings of Tesla owners and others who benefit from their convenience.
Re:Tesla recalls 380k vehicles in US over power steering ass... by bpodgursky on Friday February 21, 2025 @01:02PM (#43130768)
It's quite literally not recalling anything. Think about what the word actually means.
Re:Tesla recalls 380k vehicles in US over power steering ass... by caconym_ on Friday February 21, 2025 @01:07PM (#43130829)
Irrelevant. Google "term of art".