Comment

Comment on Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal - The Verge

Lojcs@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Just because the government defined it that way 60 years ago when software updates weren’t even a thing doesn’t mean it makes sense to call a user-applicable fix a recall. It’s literally in the name. Is it being re-called back to the manufacturer or not

source

Sort:hotnew top

2ncs@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
“user-applicable fix” is hardly correct, they are installing a fix provided by the company that has the recall. The company just so happens to provide an over the air download to patch the issue instead of having owners go to a dealer.

source
- Lojcs@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Where is the car being recalled to? I get that that’s the word that stuck for ‘critical fix’ or whatever but if you don’t need to bring it back that’s not a recall. Call it something else.
  
  they are installing a fix provided by the company
  
  So the user is applying the fix? What else do you expect that to mean?
  
  source
JustZ@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
It’s a legal term or art. Even over the air updates are literally recalls. It doesn’t need a new term.

source
- Lojcs@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yes, and as I said it is inaccurate. Terms can be updated to better match their meaning. Why is that such an unacceptable concept?
  
  source
  - JustZ@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It’s seems like you’re saying "we should change the legal term or art “payment intangible” because of something that is general intangible under which the account debtor’s principal obligation is a monetary obligation, but that’s already what “payment intangible” means.
    
    source
    Lojcs@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Wtf are talking about?
    
    I’m talking about this specific word that means bringing the thing back from where it went except when talking about cars.
    
    source