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Tesla odometer uses “predictive algorithms” to void warranty, lawsuit claims (arstechnica.com)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by Washedupcynic@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The lead plaintiff in the case, Nyree Hinton, bought a used Model Y with less than 37,000 miles (59,546 km) on the odometer. Within six months, it had pushed past the 50,000-mile (80,467 km) mark, at which point the car's bumper-to-bumper warranty expired. (Like virtually all EVs, Tesla powertrains have a separate warranty that lasts much longer.)

For this six-month period, Hinton says his Model Y odometer gained 13,228 miles (21,288 km). By comparison, averages of his three previous vehicles showed that with the same commute, he was only driving 6,086 miles (9,794 km) per 6 months.

Edit: I just want to point out that I just learned that changing your tires to ones of a different diameter can also affect how your spedometer clocks. So yeah, this issue is full of nuance and plausible things as to why this could not be true.

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[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Hah, I'm not convinced that interpretation is wrong. It's weird how influential he's been on the world, right?

I mean if this is that sort of simulation, he'd probably be a player right? I know that as I get to the end of games, I get all the currency I'll ever need, I have all the best items, and the whole game becomes easy, that's about when I start becoming an asshole, testing the boundaries. Like "can I just kill this character? I'm gonna shoot them, just to see what happens. lol, the guards didn't like that much, look at em running around... I'll shoot them too".

I think that's where Elon is right now, just being an enormous asshole just to see what happens. That's some gamer ass behavior right there!

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Because he was born rich and failed up his entire life?

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

That's true, but there are a lot of those people in the world, tens of thousands. Where are all of them in the news? He seems different in some way, right? Do you even know the name of the CEO of Hasbro or Ford or CocaCola? I bet they're rich, I bet they grew up rich...

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They’re smart enough to stay out of the spotlight and Elon isn’t.

Though Jim Farley, CEO of Ford, has a podcast. So perhaps not the best example.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

So you think the main difference between Elon and other rich people is that other rich people keep a low profile?

So does that mean you think that other ultra wealthy people are just as influential (and damaging to the world) as Elon? Because I don't doubt that the ultra wealthy are problematic in general, but I think Elon is worse, like in a big way. And he's been changing a lot in the world for the last 20 years, like a lot more than literally anyone I can think of.