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July 11th, 2021 at 9:27 AM
Tesla's concerns about China continue
Around 300,000 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in China have to get an update due to software problems. For the US electric car maker, concerns in China had recently increased. The e-car manufacturer Tesla is having problems with almost 300,000 vehicles in China due to software problems. A function in assisted driving could be activated by the driver inadvertently, which could result in sudden acceleration, said the Chinese authorities State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR). A free online software update should be made for the vehicles it further. That means that most of the cars probably don't need to be brought to the workshop. The majority of the vehicles that receive the software update were built in China.
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August 28th, 2021 at 9:33 PM
My guess? the new Tesla's needed higher performance batteries and some of the power regulation wasn't fully up to par since we're already pushing the limits of Lithium Ion Battery Technology as far as energy density and charge/discharge rates.
otoh there are some breakthroughs on the horizon that could fix this.
as far as the software update.
it's surprising that people are inadvertently activating the autopilot...
I've not heard of that problem stateside.
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August 29th, 2021 at 3:36 AM
Autopilot worries me a bit. It's not that I don't believe the technology could succeed. It's very likely that it will evolve to be safer and less dangerous than an actual human driver.
But in the event of any sort of error, the lawsuits will be so immense that it could crush any hopes that the technology might have.
Tesla is very ambitious and they succeed at many of the things they attempt, but there are a lot of things they will need some sort of legal waiver for in order to really be able to push themselves to their limits. The battery technologies, however, are very important. Right now, lithium ion batteries are potentially dangerous, prone to degredation, and are extremely expensive for the kind of capacity required for electric cars.
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August 29th, 2021 at 7:43 PM
This is almost as bad as that adult video featuring the autopilot when it was first introduced that made the news.
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