more than 134,000 vehicles with flash memory units that may wear out unexpectedly, rendering the cars' touchscreens useless in some cases, but it didn't go down without a fight.to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made public on Tuesday, Elon Musk's electric automaker claimed its screens weren't failing prematurely — they were just designed that way.
Tesla's legal chief, Al Prescott, pushed back against the regulator's definition of a"defect," arguing that the eMMC memory devices in question were only built to last five to six years. He said that lifespan is standard for infotainment systems in the industry. "While the wear rate is heavily influenced by the active use of the center display system, even more so when the vehicle is in drive or charging, given a reasonable average daily use of 1.4 cycles, the expected life would be 5-6 years," Prescott said."The eMMC flash memory ... is inherently subject to wear, has a finite life , and may need replacement during the useful life of the vehicle.
Prescott went on to argue that it would be unreasonable for federal regulators to expect electronic parts to function properly for the entire lifetime of a vehicle, given that"electronic components are becoming increasingly more complex while, at the same time, the expected useful life of vehicles has grown substantially.
"It is economically, if not technologically, infeasible to expect that such components can or should be designed to last the vehicle's entire useful life," Prescott said.
Wow
Teslarati go nuts over cars with the worst build quality and reliability! Stupid people!
Quoted repair cost of about £300 out of warranty - compare that to any other manufacturer!
Which is why a Tesla car is an appreciating asset....
I think I'd be a bit nervous on Elon's space shuttle...
Planned obsolescence?
Maybe they should use Apple displays. My first gen iPad still works like new and it’s been thrown across the room and used by a hyperactive toddler for a few years 😂
This is known as forcing people to upgrade, Apple business model
techinsider Why is a company like Tesla using eMMC flash memory? Couldn't you use M.2 or even a standard 2.5 SSD?
So maybe Tesla might want to lower people's expectations on how much money they will save buying a car with such brittle electronics?
I guess Tesla should have made them to be easily replaceable then. They didn't though did they, it was planned obsolescence.
Wow 🤩. Check the expiry date next time when you buy a Tesla. As far as I know battery don’t last long. Unless it’s Duracell 😋