Some Hilarious Responses To Tesla’s Latest Software “Recall”

It seems that some mainstream news outlets got a bit nutty with Tesla’s latest move in China.

I already wrote a piece for CleanTechnica on the so-called “recall,” but others have added a lot of good context and comparisons since then that seemed worth highlighting.

Imagine that every time your social media apps need a software update that there’s a news outlet about that brand having a “recall.”

62 recalls available pic.twitter.com/9dGzVEJNnR

— Whole Mars Catalog (@WholeMarsBlog) June 28, 2021

However, that doesn’t matter to those who eat clickbait for breakfast. The truth is that Tesla had a potential issue that it voluntarily fixed. The fiction was an idea of thousands of Tesla owners giving their cars back to Tesla to fix an Autopilot issue that could kill them or something in that regard.

I mean, yeah, if you’re not paying attention, you could do something that endangered your life. But this is more like adding an extra lock on a door than realizing you left the door wide open all night.

To repeat: this was a voluntary update that Tesla decided to make just to be extra cautious, it was a simple software update (like you get on your phone), and it seems that no actual accident triggered the update.

MSM & Tesla detractors are trying to make the 🇨🇳 recall as serious as it sounds, pointing out the recall is forced by 🇨🇳 regulator. Truth is it’s a voluntary preemptive step taken by @teslacn & filed w/ China State Administration for Market Regulation. @business @BusinessInsider pic.twitter.com/3y10AyOIYW

— Ray4Tesla⚡️🚘☀️🔋 (@ray4tesla) June 27, 2021

Ray4Tesla shared some more screenshots of what’s happening in China. Some in the Chinese mainstream media, along with Tesla’s detractors, seemed like they were trying to make the recall sound worse than what it is. They claimed that the recall was forced by regulators. It was not.

In the screenshots, Ray provided the original document and a translated version. Ray highlighted this part:

“Adhering to the attitude of being responsible to consumers, we took the initiative to file a recall plan with the State Administration for Market Regulation. Users can complete the recall through remote car upgrades (OTA) without going to the store.”

Ray even noted that a new term has been coined — “soft recall.” In my opinion, they just want to use the word recall so badly because it generates clicks. But at least this headline does imply that there’s not a giant crisis to worry about.

There’s a new term now called “soft recall”, thanks to CNBC. I guess going to a dealership is called “hard recall”. Lol pic.twitter.com/M4gMNgaaxI

— Ray4Tesla⚡️🚘☀️🔋 (@ray4tesla) June 28, 2021

Ray also shared the first demonstration of the completed OTA “recall” in China. It literally took a few seconds, as you can see in the video. Simply push down the right lever once and you’ll hear the audible sound. This alerts you that the vehicle is in TACC mode. Lift it up to turn TACC off with an audible alert. Imagine, this simple update had the mainstream media in a bit of a tizzy.

BREAKING: here comes the 1st demo of the completed OTA “recall” in China. Push down the right lever once & you hear the audible sound, alerting you the vehicle is in TACC mode. Lift the lever up to turn TACC off with audible alert. Simple as that.

Source: @cyfoxcat https://t.co/Ml3oCL7Qwm pic.twitter.com/ht6EYT7mk4

— Ray4Tesla⚡️🚘☀️🔋 (@ray4tesla) June 28, 2021