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Tesla issues 5th recall for the new Cybertruck within a year, the latest due to rearview camera (abcnews.go.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It wasn't software though. It was an immobilizer chip, which is hardware, that they didn't put in the car. They cheaped out on a part, sure, but it wasn't faulty nor was it software.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh shit i thought that was a software gone wrong they couldn't easily update.

That's crazy.

Edit: but they are doing software to fix it, ~~which wasn't always working at least initially.~~ which still isn't stopping all thefts. Thefts are still elevated with the update, but less than without.

Edit: this might be why

The institute’s report said theft claims may still be elevated for car models with the new software because the software-based immobilizer activates only if the key fob is used to lock the vehicle; if the driver uses the switch on the door handle, the anti-theft software is ineffective.