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Tesla recalls 2.2 million cars — nearly all of its vehicles sold in the U.S. — over warning light issue (www.cbsnews.com)

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Tesla recalls 2.2 million cars — nearly all of its vehicles sold in the U.S. — over warning light issue::Warning lights on the Tesla vehicles are hard to read, raising the risk of a crash, according to traffic safety regulators.

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[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Don't get me wrong, I care. It's just a recall traditionally meant the owner bring in a vehicle for a material repair.

A software update requiring an owner to bring a vehicle to a dealer to upgrade also applies.

But Teslas have automatic wireless updates. I don't think the word recall is appropriate as it doesn't require any user intervention as far as I'm aware. Call it a software update like everything else.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago

Simply because OTA updates and large screens on cars are so new. It's a recall because that's the word NHTSA uses whenever there is something the manufacturer is forced to fix, it doesn't matter how they fix it.