Re: Musk endeavours
Posted: January 14th, 2021, 12:54 am
Electrek is reporting a problem with Tesla MCUs
"NHTSA* is formally asking Tesla to recall over 100,000 Model S and Model X vehicles over a problem with its media unit (MCU) that can affect many functions inside the vehicles.
The entire issue has been quite a fiasco so far.
Considering there are many important functions that can only be accessed through the touchscreen/MCU in Tesla vehicles, NHTSA was looking into the matter as a potential safety issue, and despite Tesla’s warranty change, the agency was still considering a recall.
Official data released by Tesla to NTHSA showed that the failure rate of the MCU for Model S and Model X was as high as 30% in certain build months.
NHTSA has now officially asked Tesla to recall 158,000 Model S and Model X vehicles over the issue."
So is this a software problem?
Obviously OTA updatess won’t fix it.
Will this be the sort of problem that might hit Model 3s in a year or two?
Having safety features like wipers and headlights controlled by a touchscreen might prove a problem in future years?
regards
Howard
https://electrek.co/2021/01/13/nhtsa-as ... cu-fiasco/
*The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is responsible for keeping people safe on America's roadways.
"NHTSA* is formally asking Tesla to recall over 100,000 Model S and Model X vehicles over a problem with its media unit (MCU) that can affect many functions inside the vehicles.
The entire issue has been quite a fiasco so far.
Considering there are many important functions that can only be accessed through the touchscreen/MCU in Tesla vehicles, NHTSA was looking into the matter as a potential safety issue, and despite Tesla’s warranty change, the agency was still considering a recall.
Official data released by Tesla to NTHSA showed that the failure rate of the MCU for Model S and Model X was as high as 30% in certain build months.
NHTSA has now officially asked Tesla to recall 158,000 Model S and Model X vehicles over the issue."
So is this a software problem?
Obviously OTA updatess won’t fix it.
Will this be the sort of problem that might hit Model 3s in a year or two?
Having safety features like wipers and headlights controlled by a touchscreen might prove a problem in future years?
regards
Howard
https://electrek.co/2021/01/13/nhtsa-as ... cu-fiasco/
*The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is responsible for keeping people safe on America's roadways.