Rivian Owners Report Vastly Improved Ride Quality With the 2023.34.00 Update
14 Sep 2023, 15:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian rolled out the 2023.3.00 update to customer vehicles, and owners were blown out by the improved ride quality with the new software version
The Mystery of FSD Beta Software Builds Installed on Non-US Vehicles Is Finally Solved
16 Jun 2023, 11:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / In May, we wrote about software updates containing the FSD Beta being installed on cars from Australia and Europe, and now we've found out why
Lawsuit Compares Tesla OTA Updates to Hacker Attacks That Cause BMS_u029 Errors
13 May 2023, 14:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The complaint evokes California's Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to equate what Tesla did to a hacker attack, but that was not the real issue.
BMS_u029 Is the Code Killing Several Tesla Model S Battery Packs
7 Feb 2023, 17:10 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Another owner who recently purchased a used 2013 Tesla Model S Performance and had to replace the battery pack sheds more light on used EVs.
Tesla OTA Software Update To Bring Automated Steering Wheel Heating
22 Jan 2023, 12:24 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla’s first 2023 software update, expected to land by the end of the month, will bring automated steering wheel heating alongside current manual options
2023 Toyota Prius Comes With Over-the-Air Updates That Can Bring Down Leasing Costs by 10%
7 Dec 2022, 16:01 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The recently-launched Toyota Prius will introduce over-the-air updates which will help with value retention, which means that the leasing payments could go down
Volkswagen Considers Restyled ID.3 To Be a Second-Generation EV, Could Debut Autumn 2023
2 Dec 2022, 13:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / People ordering the car now will only receive it by the fourth quarter of 2023. Volkswagen should present the restyled ID.3 before that: in the spring
Euro NCAP’s Vision 2030 Expresses Veiled Concern About OTA Updates
9 Nov 2022, 19:16 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The document states Euro NCAP's virtual tests will “require trust and cooperation with the vehicle manufacturer.” What about the physical ones?
Green NCAP Releases Six New Results in October, But What If Software Can Interfere?
27 Oct 2022, 13:24 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / There is only one electric vehicle among those presented in the October results. Despite that, it makes us wonder what would happen with software manipulation
Will You Upgrade Your Car Just Like Your Smartphone and Computer? Mind the Hardware
12 Oct 2022, 20:50 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / You may be able to update your car as often as you do with your smartphone and laptop, but are you ready to buy a car as often as you buy gadgets?
KBA Finds Abnormalities in Autopilot, Demands Tesla Fix It in Germany
9 Sep 2022, 19:56 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It is not clear what the German Federal Motor Transport Authority asked Tesla to change or how many vehicles were affected by the updates.
Tesla Steering Yokes Are Already Peeling Off
24 Aug 2022, 14:54 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / When people doubt about the “deliver now, fix later” motto Tesla promotes with its products, new pieces of evidence such as this one emerge.
Skoda Prepares the Enyaq iV for OTA Updates With ME3 Software
15 Aug 2022, 10:59 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The new software is a bit late compared to the one Volkswagen had customers install in dealerships: that happened in December 2020.
MG Will Avoid Problems With Disney: Mulan To Be Called MG4 Electric in Europe
28 Jun 2022, 16:46 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company disclosed most of the technical specifications we were still missing while reinforcing the new EV would have zero thermal runaway episodes.
Tesla Recalls 127,785 Model 3s in China Due to Rear Motor Inverter Defect
7 Apr 2022, 09:57 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The fact that 34,207 units were imported from the U.S. implies the Model 3 sold in the U.S. is also subject to the same issue. But there’s more
FSD Crashes Are Now At Least Three - Check First Incident Video
5 Feb 2022, 10:36 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The video also shows multiple issues while driving, such as invading opposite lanes. The Model 3 hits the plastic bollard at around 3:30
Tesla Seat Belt Chime Defect Affects 817,143 Vehicles Only in the U.S.
3 Feb 2022, 13:39 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / That’s the second recall Tesla has to perform this week, and it affects all vehicles equipped with the ICE infotainment computer
Elon Musk Announces OTA Update for Heat Pump Issues, But Is It Enough?
17 Jan 2022, 17:09 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Software issues may not be the only reason for the heating to fail in cold-weather regions worldwide: it seems the heat pumps also have defects
Tesla Owners Complain About Life-Threatening Heating Issues With Their EVs
10 Jan 2022, 23:52 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Reports are coming from many owners in cold areas in which the lack of proper heating could have made them and their families freeze to death.
Rivian Rolls Out First OTA Update to Customers, Looks Like the Kids Were Forgotten
7 Jan 2022, 09:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian pushed what seems to be their first commercial OTA update to R1 customers and things are going smooth apart from the rear display