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Tesla recalls 120,000 vehicles over potentially faulty doors that could open in a crash::Tesla is recalling Tesla Model S luxury sedans and Model X SUVs manufactured in 2022 and 2023 due to the vehicles’ failure to comply with U.S. government regulations.

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[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Everyone driving a Tesla: "I'm so important and successful, look at all the peasants turning green with envy". Peasants: "You couldn't pay me to be a test crash dummy in one of daddy Elon's death mobiles."

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah the only reason I keep looking at their Tesla is so I am prepared to dodge it when it goes Kill All Humans mode.

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Oh the default mode then?

[–] psivchaz@reddthat.com 6 points 9 months ago

I'm a solid thousandaire who bought a used Model 3 in 2019. I'm one of those fuck cars people, but living without one is not currently possible for me, so I went with one with a high safety rating, low maintenance, and no need for gas. Since then, I've bought one set of tires, refilled the windshield wiper fluid, and had a few car washes. It's been pretty great, as a car.

The only problem is... random pickup trucks and Dodge Chargers act crazy around me because the existence of EVs apparently threatens their masculinity. My mom sends me random articles where someone who has no idea what they're talking about complains about the car being a death trap. And now that Elon Musk won't shut the fuck up, I get to read the random ramblings of petulant children online who can't fathom that people might like something they don't.

Fuck me, though, I guess I'm a member of the bourgeoisie now.

[–] Pacmanlives@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

It’s kind of wild my opinion of Tesla in 2016 vs now. They went from this super cool car company to a really expensive unpolished turd. I figured at the time they would fix their quality issues as they are a new car company figuring things out. Legit worst quality cars on the market. About one step up from 80 GM Fremont Assembly with beer cans in the doors. Toyota help fix those issues in quality but Tesla has not figured it out and it’s funny it’s the same plant. Riven seems to be making a decent truck right now along with Lucid as new players in the market. Then add in the Elon factor. Had he kept his mouth shut he could have been remembered really well. Now you could not pay me to own any of products

[–] lemmus@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

I can’t wait for the NHTSB’s verdict on the Cybertruck.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 9 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


As a remedy, Tesla is releasing an over-the-air (OTA) software update free of charge.

Last week, Tesla announced a recall for nearly all its U.S. vehicles — some 2 million — due to concerns about the safety of its autopilot driver-assistance feature.

A federal investigation found that its autosteer function may have led some drivers to abandon responsibility for the operation of their vehicles.

That recall came after one in February affecting more than 360,000 vehicles related to Tesla's “full self-driving” software.

In a post last week on X, formerly known as Twitter, Tesla issued a statement accusing some news outlets of misconstruing "the nature of our safety systems," adding that "incontrovertible data" shows Tesla's features are "saving lives and preventing injury."

A NHTSA spokesperson told NBC News last week that its investigation into Tesla's autopilot features “remains open as we monitor the efficacy of Tesla’s remedies and continue to work with the automaker to ensure the highest level of safety.”


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Dang, I’ll try to avoid crashing until after the update is installed.

[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Am much more scared about those that don't open when you get in a crash. Which is all of them in case of losing power.

[–] dpkonofa@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They all have manual, non-motorized releases. All of them.

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

Only the front ones, no?