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Rivian says "fat finger" caused software update to brick infotainment systems, physical servicing may be required (driveteslacanada.ca)

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Rivian says "fat finger" caused software update to brick infotainment systems, physical servicing may be required::Today’s cars are more like computers on wheels, and even a seemingly routine software update can lead to unexpected consequences. Rivian unfortunately experienced a “fat finger” mishap with their latest software update, bricking infotainment systems [...]

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

OTA updates are very much a double-edged sword.

Usually it's good, but sometimes you get crap like this or when Tesla downgraded a bunch of Model S batteries when they saw they weren't holding up as well as expected and wouldn't line up with their battery warranty.

E: and it's insane to me that cars don't have snapshots of previously installed firmware/other software. Or like an A/B partition style thing where you can revert if an update goes bad.