Post AbUSaR4fCcRDiFxWLI by kentindell@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AbUSaR4fCcRDiFxWLI by kentindell@mastodon.social
       2023-11-04T09:02:30Z
       
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       “The company says a remote software update caused it – a recent update to the vehicle’s operating system inadvertently removed the controls that keep the seats from overheating. If your Lucid runs an operating system version from 2.1.0 to 2.1.20, your car may have the issue.” https://www.kbb.com/car-news/recall-alert-lucid-air-burning-backseat-buns/
       
 (DIR) Post #AbUSaSDuvhQzHFIQPA by kentindell@mastodon.social
       2023-11-04T09:06:51Z
       
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       The jokey tone of the article is highly inappropriate: this is serious stuff that no only can cause injuries, it can cause vehicle fires (and vehicle fires can cause a building to burn down). It’s also revelatory: what kind of safety engineering processes does the company have? And what  else lurks in their software? Do customers have to experience things before the company discovers issues? This is the problem of Branch Elonians normalising the term “beta” safety critical software.
       
 (DIR) Post #AbUSaTCtH0CuKLp7RY by freedomtux@noagendasocial.com
       2023-11-05T08:12:09Z
       
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       @kentindell This is not the problem of beta, its the problem of freedom. Remote automatic updates of a proprietary system is dystopian as shit