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Tesla Recalls 2 Million Cars to Fix Autopilot Safety Flaws (www.bloomberg.com)
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[–] markr@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It is the terminology required by the NHTSA regulations. Those regulations were obviously written before software updates were relevant to automobile components. The public documentation of defects are ‘recall notices’ by regulation.

[–] ericisshort@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I get that part, but it doesnt change the fact that using the word for a mandated update is lazy and wrongheaded on the part of the NHTSA. Rather than use a different and more correct word, they are just shoehorning it in and leading people to the wrong conclusion.