Johnny RocketsApr 21, 2024
The Verge
This is Tesla’s riveting fix for recalled Cybertruck accelerator pedals https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/20/24135876/tesla-cybertruck-accelerator-pedal-recall-fix
This is Tesla’s riveting fix for recalled Cybertruck accelerator pedals

Tesla’s fix for Cybertruck accelerator pedal pads that can slip off and leave it stuck at full throttle is to drill a hole and install a rivet in the pedal of its expensive electric truck.

The Verge
Apr 21, 2024 at 12:10amBuffer
Show threadMister Moo 🐮Apr 21, 2024
@verge Stupid problems need stupid solutions.
Show threadaardvarkApr 21, 2024
@verge “unapproved change” discovered well after manufacturing ramp translates directly to “we have no validation process or criteria applied to the parts we receive from vendors and incorporate into our vehicle”.
Show threadrēd ⭐Apr 21, 2024
@verge ...I had to read the whole thing to make sure it wasn't an Onion piece or a late April Fool's...
Show threadNileApr 21, 2024

@verge

It's nice to be proven wrong, sometimes.

I had assumed that Tesla bought a load of unused accelerator control chips that Toyota didn't need anymore.

Show threadSteve WilliamsApr 21, 2024

@verge
So this is a Rapid Scheduled Assemlby™️ to fix the brake pedal’s Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly™️?

Continuity of care for #Musk’s #Teslacles

Show threadThomas B. JonesApr 21, 2024
@siracusa that would not have happened if the accelerator function was as on the touch display 😂
Show threadLee 🌏Apr 21, 2024
@verge
This really inspires confidence in my $80,000 vehicle and the company.