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re: Tesla cuts owner's range by 80 miles with software update, asks for $4.5K to restore it

Posted on 7/27/22 at 7:30 am to
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
29413 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 7:30 am to
Not to be all conspiracy theories and stuff, but now do you understand why government is pushing these vehicles so badly? With a cell phone signal they can shut off your ability to freely move around the country.
Posted by OU812ME2
Earth
Member since Jun 2021
827 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 7:33 am to
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Crazy all the negative stories coming out about Elon and his companies recently


To be fair, I've watched too many rebuilding videos and seen how Tesla screwed those people over to ever consider buying one. Even though I've grown to be happy to have Elon touting free speech. Tesla is very frikky with what they will allow on THEIR cars. They consider every car sold their property or at least the whole operating system which is what the car is built around.
Posted by Proximo
Member since Aug 2011
15576 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 7:33 am to
Maybe he should tweet at Elon. Better than going through Tesla customer service if they won’t help
Posted by justaniceguy
Member since Sep 2020
5476 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 7:40 am to
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Not to be all conspiracy theories and stuff, but now do you understand why government is pushing these vehicles so badly? With a cell phone signal they can shut off your ability to freely move around the country.


Every new car is like that these days. The only way to avoid it is to drive ole cars. I think the cut off is something like 2010?
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
12627 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 8:22 am to
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Not to be all conspiracy theories and stuff, but now do you understand why government is pushing these vehicles so badly? With a cell phone signal they can shut off your ability to freely move around the country.

Who is “they”? Last time I checked there’s never been a Tesla disabled by LEO. Unlike GM that does it regularly.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
67001 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 8:23 am to
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Crazy all the negative stories coming out about Elon and his companies recently. I wonder what could be causing this.


Pretty predictable when you saw all the Twitter employees freak out when he made the initial offer. Fire up the propaganda machine.
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
12627 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 8:26 am to
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They consider every car sold their property or at least the whole operating system which is what the car is built around.

What? Are you referring to trying to block people from screwing with the software? I’ve never heard anything remotely like this come from anyone at Tesla in all the work I’ve done with them and considering most of the involves third party owned assets (eg leases) I think it might come up. Now they do consume a metric frick load of data off their customers but that’s mostly feeding back to FSD development.
Posted by LSU316
Rice and Easy Baby!!!
Member since Nov 2007
29313 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 8:29 am to
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Cars shouldn’t have software let alone be network connected.


I guess it's safe to assume that you haven't bought a new car recently ICE, electric, or other.
Posted by BuckyCheese
Member since Jan 2015
49752 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 8:29 am to
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I’m ready for an EMP blast




Bring it.

Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65857 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 8:31 am to
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Everyone with a pacemaker or medical assist device would drop dead eventually...so...
Everyone is going to die eventually…so…
Posted by OU812ME2
Earth
Member since Jun 2021
827 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 8:37 am to
Try to get a wrecked Tesla and rebuild it. Tesla doesn't allow it. Sure you can drive it around in limp mode, and maybe it's changed, but they disable most of what made it a Tesla.

Of course that may have changed as they gained common sense that people will want to rebuild and repair these cars. They do what they want with their software.
Posted by FlyinTiger93
Member since May 2010
3594 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 8:42 am to
Apple has been doing it for years by slowing older iPhone versions, trying to force you into a new one.
Posted by WildManGoose
Member since Nov 2005
4568 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 8:44 am to
So he bought a 60 and now he's pissed it's a 60?
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
73681 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 8:54 am to
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 It says 90, badged 90, has 90-type range.


If the title says it is a 90 and it was really a 60 then he probably had a casd with the person who sold it to him.

If it was bootleg 90 then it is no different than a dealership removing a tune when you bring it in to them.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
73681 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 8:54 am to
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Try to get a wrecked Tesla and rebuild it. Tesla doesn't allow it. Sure you can drive it around in limp mode, and maybe it's changed, but they disable most of what made it a Tesla.



Maybe back in 2015
Posted by squid_hunt
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2021
11272 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 8:54 am to
Aftermarket computer market is going to be lit.
Posted by OceanMan
Member since Mar 2010
20032 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 8:57 am to
Yes let us let the government be in control of our electric cars next that will be better
Posted by skullhawk
My house
Member since Nov 2007
23181 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 8:59 am to
I believe one of the reasons governments are pushing so hard for electric cars is to have this type of control over the populace.

It'll be sold as a safety measure to prevent high-speed chases and cars from entering dangerous situations.

China Virus 2040, they'll push out an update that keeps your car from starting. You go nowhere.
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
12627 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 9:00 am to
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Of course that may have changed as they gained common sense that people will want to rebuild and repair these cars. They do what they want with their software.

They’re no worse than any other manufacturer with trying to lock down their software to prevent people from screwing with it and also trying to drive work back to their stealerships.
Posted by jcaz
Laffy
Member since Aug 2014
15699 posts
Posted on 7/27/22 at 9:01 am to
Tesla doesn’t sell cars….. they sell software.
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