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by leetgirl83 926 days ago
Seriously, why can't the headline just say "Tesla to issue Autopilot software update for 2M vehicles"?

As if the purpose of the headline is just to make people think this is a massive product recall.

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Because it is a recall, and your suggested headline would be misleading.

Tesla routinely pushes software updates. This one, however, is different. It’s the result of a multi-year NHTSA investigation, and it’s legally a recall.

The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act gives NHTSA the authority to require manufacturers to recall vehicles that have safety-related defects. Just because this recall is being addressed through an OTA software update doesn’t make it not a recall.

Because "they" are pissed at Elon and his antics. He destroyed their propaganda platform and exposed the propaganda pushers. Now he's shitting on advertisers for extorting the platform. A story like this has an effect on stock prices. It's all they can do to try to hurt him since he has so much "fuck you" money.