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Originally Posted by Wally86
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I don’t really have a problem with this. It is up to the seller and not Tesla to make it right, but Tesla could offer a discount or something. Similar things happen all the time in used car sales. Sometimes intentionally and sometimes unintentionally. Features will be listed on an ad that aren’t there, or people might say the warranty is good for another 6 months when it expired or doesn’t transfer. I know lay people who thought they had twin turbos in their BMW because the cover said Twin Power. I know people who thought they bought a V6 when it was a 4 cylinder.
I think Tesla should or may have a way to determine if a system is paid for or if it is a trial feature. Maybe a receipt or sales sticker would work or some type of Tesla VIN lookup. A quick call to Tesla would work too. Sounds like someone either tried to defraud someone else or someone didn’t do their due diligence or both.
I’m more interested in the EOL/EOS that Dadhawk has brought up than I am concerned about OTA updates. With that said, I think all cars should be able to operate in a limp mode or basic mode or be able to revert back to an old, working software version. If I had a Twitter I would ask Elon Musk directly.
It is worth mentioning that this is limited to Tesla and a few other brands. Has BMW rolled their version of OTA updates yet? EVs don’t require this, nor is it limited to EVs.