An over-the-air software update turned a luxury EV into an expensive lump of steel and aluminum, forcing the owner to wait for a fix.
The vehicle was still able to be put into drive and reverse, but the owner wasn't willing to take any chances because of the mistake it made.
A picture uploaded by the Arizona-based owner, who goes by Alex on the Lucid Owners forum, shows a warning message on the console that reads "software update failed, vehicle may not be drivable."
That kind of message doesn't make people feel confident. It's unclear if a vehicle isrivable or not, which could lead to an accident.
There are strange new issues for connected, software driven vehicles. A faulty software update is just like the software bugs that plague other personal electronics.
EV's are increasingly dependent on sophisticated software designed to handle anything from opening the glove box to semi-autonomous driving.
The saga went on for a long time.
He waited for 3 or 4 hours and thought it was still up to date. I was unable to open the doors with any method.
Alex crawled to the front seat of the car to open the doors.
If there was an accident, the rear doors wouldn't open.
The problem seems to have been solved.
Alex wrote in an update that "everything looks normal on the car" and the service center advised him not to try another update until they had a better handle on it.
We will likely see more incidents like this one with cars becoming more reliant on over-the-air updates to stay current.
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