[HN Gopher] Tesla recalls almost half a million electric cars ov...
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       Tesla recalls almost half a million electric cars over safety
       issues
        
       Author : gnicholas
       Score  : 30 points
       Date   : 2021-12-30 20:46 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.reuters.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.reuters.com)
        
       | gnicholas wrote:
       | > _For Model S vehicles, latch problems may lead a front trunk to
       | open "without warning and obstruct the driver's visibility,
       | increasing the risk of a crash," Tesla said._
       | 
       | " _increasing the risk of a crash_ " is an optimistic description
       | of what would happen if the frunk opened while driving. Even if
       | the loss of visibility didn't directly cause an accident, the
       | distraction/confusion/anxiety could easily cause a crash
       | indirectly.
       | 
       | I guess this is one instance where you're much better off in FSD
       | mode, since the computer's vision wouldn't be obstructed by the
       | open frunk, nor would it 'freak out' the same way a human driver
       | would. Of course, you'd still have to have the driver take over
       | in order to pull the car over, but at least you could do so when
       | it was safe to do so (assuming you could resist the urge/reflex
       | to mash the brake pedal when the frunk popped open).
        
         | awestley wrote:
         | I've seen what an unlatched hood can do at highway speeds. It
         | will rip the hood right off the dampers and smash the
         | windshield. FSD won't help you.
        
           | throwaway0a5e wrote:
           | Hood will almost certainly stay on, which is arguably less
           | convenient.
        
         | javawizard wrote:
         | At risk of being pedantic, Teslas' front facing cameras are
         | located behind the windshield and would be obstructed by an
         | open trunk just the same as a human driver's vision would be.
        
           | amelius wrote:
           | Yes, but it can be expected that Tesla thoroughly tested the
           | cornercase of sudden loss of vision of the cameras.
        
         | iab wrote:
         | "The wheels falling off might have a small detrimental impact
         | on the drivability of the vehicle"
        
       | cozzyd wrote:
       | This sounds like a substantial fraction of all Tesla cars in the
       | world...
        
         | gadflyinyoureye wrote:
         | I believe it is equivalent to half the number of cars they
         | produced this year. As WSB noted TSLA was barely hit today.
        
           | cozzyd wrote:
           | Based on https://www.statista.com/statistics/502208/tesla-
           | quarterly-v... (which doesn't include Q4) it's probably about
           | 20% of the total cars ever delivered.
        
       | [deleted]
        
       | criticaltinker wrote:
       | Dupe of ongoing discussion:
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29741424
        
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