Tesla ordered to upgrade self-driving computer for free due to false advertising

https://electrek.co/2022/12/12/tesla-ordered-upgrade-self-driving-computer-for-free-false-advertising/

by clouddrover • 4 years ago

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seydor• 4 years ago

OT: I love how Electrek's top menubar is auto-blinking on scroll. Must be the new design trend

fastball• 4 years ago

Not seeing this behavior myself.

frosted-flakes• 4 years ago

resulted in the loss of AM radio, which is not available in the MCU 2.

Tesla cars can't receive terrestrial radio? That seems like a serious oversight.

FanaHOVA• 4 years ago

Nope. I remember driving on some mountain road a while ago and the sign to tune into the frequency was flashing, but there was no way to get an AM station.

peterept• 4 years ago

Same happened to me!

ChuckNorris89• 4 years ago

That seems like a serious oversight

Yeah, so what if your car can't tune into terrestrial radio, because it can run DOOM and impress your friends.

viraptor• 4 years ago

https://www.tesla.com/en_au/support/infotainment

Yes. We offer an additional Radio Upgrade, including the installation of a compatible radio tuner and antennas, that allows customers to retain access to FM radio and DAB radio. It is not possible to retain access to AM radio.

serf• 4 years ago

no kidding -- lots of municipalities, in the US at least, request people to tune in to AM stations during serious bad weather/road conditions/emergencies.

Irvine, for example, has signs for AM 1640 during emergency conditions.

diggernet• 4 years ago

It's not an oversight, it's a deliberate removal. I guess they don't want their customers to be able to receive safety broadcasts.

drfuchs• 4 years ago

“Funny enough, Tesla CEO Elon Musk blocked Electrek’s and my personal Twitter accounts after we posted that article.“

Well, who wants to buy a Tesla knowing that if you complain about their service you could be banned from Twitter? And what if he-who-shall-not-be-criticized does an LBO of, say, Wells Fargo (remember, he wants to make Twitter an “everything app”), then you’ll lose your bank account, too.

kjksf• 4 years ago

He wasn't blocked from Twitter.

Musk, the individual using Twitter, blocked Electrek's Twitter account, for himself.

It also happened in 2021, before Musk owned Twitter.

leobg• 4 years ago

Exactly. And I think it was after Fred prescribed a self-help book to Musk.

isaacfrond• 4 years ago

Ok. Tesla made some exaggerated claims. But anybody who buys an XX-ready device is asking to be duped. (fill in XX=self driving, HD, whatever)

Tesla ordered to upgrade self-driving computer for free due to false advertising

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