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(ABC 15)   Ford recalling nearly 400,000 SUVs as their rearview cameras are supposedly powered by a Microsoft OS   (abc15.com) divider line
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871 clicks; posted to Business » on 27 Jan 2023 at 11:30 PM (8 weeks ago)   |   Favorite    |   share:  Share on Twitter share via Email Share on Facebook



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fragMasterFlash [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-27 11:54:54 PM  
Pop quiz: which automobile maker would have simply sent out an OTA software update and never had anyone but those previously impacted know about it?

/don't kill the messenger
 
scanman61
2023-01-28 12:02:10 AM  

fragMasterFlash: Pop quiz: which automobile maker would have simply sent out an OTA software update and never had anyone but those previously impacted know about it?

/don't kill the messenger


Reflash recall?  Yeah, you're probably right
 
centrifugal bumblepuppy
2023-01-28 12:07:32 AM  
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Dinjiin [BareFark]
2023-01-28 12:37:06 AM  

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Mad_Radhu
2023-01-28 2:41:03 AM  
Ford Sync switched to Blackberry QNX back in 2014, so for once Microsoft isn't to blame.
 
technoblogical
2023-01-28 3:04:44 AM  
Microsoft has never made a good mobile operating system.
 
bingethinker [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-28 4:22:16 AM  

technoblogical: Microsoft has never made a good mobile operating system.


FTFY
 
Kar98
2023-01-28 4:56:08 AM  

technoblogical: Microsoft has never made a good mobile operating system.


Windows 7 and 8 Mobile was awesome. Just didn't have any apps.


Had so many features Apple is only now getting around implementing, like the live weather and alwayus on info screen:

Was called a "phablet" back in the day, because it was so huuuuuuge! You know, like the size of the base iPhone these days.


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erktrek
2023-01-28 6:46:59 AM  
I guess that's better than the 634K SUVs they recalled last year due to fuel leaks..

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ford-recalls-634k-suvs-due-fuel-leaks-fire-93908418
 
freakdiablo [TotalFark]
2023-01-28 7:32:04 AM  

fragMasterFlash: Pop quiz: which automobile maker would have simply sent out an OTA software update and never had anyone but those previously impacted know about it?

/don't kill the messenger


Article simply says it's caused by a "faulty video output".

May be a hardware issue which tends to be harder to fix with an OTA update.
 
Flowery Twats
2023-01-28 9:12:05 AM  

technoblogical: Microsoft has never made a good mobile operating system.
 
Flowery Twats
2023-01-28 9:12:37 AM  

bingethinker: technoblogical: Microsoft has never made a good mobile operating system.

FTFY


Beat me to it :-)
 
mrmopar5287 [TotalFark]
2023-01-28 9:15:33 AM  

fragMasterFlash: Pop quiz: which automobile maker would have simply sent out an OTA software update and never had anyone but those previously impacted know about it?

/don't kill the messenger


Jeep had a recall like this. OTA update to install because some backup cameras would remain on the screen while the vehicle was going forward, causing distraction.

Jeep mailed notices, though.
 
Caelistis
2023-01-28 10:18:17 AM  

Kar98: technoblogical: Microsoft has never made a good mobile operating system.

Windows 7 and 8 Mobile was awesome. Just didn't have any apps.


Had so many features Apple is only now getting around implementing, like the live weather and alwayus on info screen:

Was called a "phablet" back in the day, because it was so huuuuuuge! You know, like the size of the base iPhone these days.


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Judge: "Do you have any evidence that supports Fisher-Price owing Crayola child support?"

Law Talking Guy: "Exhibit A, your honor."
 
jso2897
2023-01-28 10:37:10 AM  
Now, see, that's yer problem right there.
 
olorin604
2023-01-28 2:55:37 PM  
Back in my day we had mirrors on our windscreens and had to learn to twist out whole torso to back up.

Off my lawn youngins.
 
Excelsior
2023-01-28 5:08:17 PM  
My 2014 C-max's sync (the basic version) runs on Windows CE -- worst speech recognition on the planet.
 
Kar98
2023-01-28 6:37:16 PM  

olorin604: Back in my day we had mirrors on our windscreens and had to learn to twist out whole torso to back up.

Off my lawn youngins.


They still have those... and even so I never used the inside mirror for backing up, only the outside ones.
 
HighlanderRPI
2023-01-28 6:56:24 PM  
The new software update adds Clippy

"It looks like you're trying to back up your vehicle...."
 
Chemlight Battery
2023-01-28 6:58:21 PM  

mrmopar5287: fragMasterFlash: Pop quiz: which automobile maker would have simply sent out an OTA software update and never had anyone but those previously impacted know about it?

/don't kill the messenger

Jeep had a recall like this. OTA update to install because some backup cameras would remain on the screen while the vehicle was going forward, causing distraction.

Jeep mailed notices, though.


I would pay extra for that feature.
 
mrmopar5287 [TotalFark]
2023-01-28 7:05:36 PM  

Kar98: I never used the inside mirror for backing up, only the outside ones


If your outside mirrors are adjusted properly you would never be able to see anything directly behind your vehicle.
 
Kar98
2023-01-28 8:13:12 PM  

mrmopar5287: Kar98: I never used the inside mirror for backing up, only the outside ones

If your outside mirrors are adjusted properly you would never be able to see anything directly behind your vehicle.


Christ almighty...
 
fragMasterFlash [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-28 8:23:59 PM  

freakdiablo: fragMasterFlash: Pop quiz: which automobile maker would have simply sent out an OTA software update and never had anyone but those previously impacted know about it?

/don't kill the messenger

Article simply says it's caused by a "faulty video output".

May be a hardware issue which tends to be harder to fix with an OTA update.


TFA says firmware updates are required for a fix. GPIO pins exist, JTAG and eSPI protocols are not hard to implement, especially when compared to the design complexity of 4G radios required for any sort of OTA updates.
 
mrmopar5287 [TotalFark]
2023-01-28 8:32:17 PM  

Kar98: mrmopar5287: Kar98: I never used the inside mirror for backing up, only the outside ones

If your outside mirrors are adjusted properly you would never be able to see anything directly behind your vehicle.

Christ almighty...


Sideview mirrors are for a SIDE VIEW of what can be approaching you from behind. If you properly adjust your mirrors, the sideviews will never show what is directly behind your vehicle.
 
Excelsior
2023-01-28 9:02:47 PM  

Kar98: mrmopar5287: Kar98: I never used the inside mirror for backing up, only the outside ones

If your outside mirrors are adjusted properly you would never be able to see anything directly behind your vehicle.

Christ almighty...


Sounds like you don't know how car mirrors are supposed to be set?

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