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Tesla issues 5th recall for the new Cybertruck within a year, the latest due to rearview camera (abcnews.go.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe they don't have an immutable backup firmware and are worried about bricking some part of the car if the update fails, or it's a hold over from their old car recall process.

[โ€“] _stranger_ 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Well, it's because it's an old car company doing software, something they're universally bad at. Legacy car companies being bad at software is why Apple Carplay and Android Auto exist.