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Rivian says "fat finger" caused software update to brick infotainment systems, physical servicing may be required (driveteslacanada.ca)
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Rivian says "fat finger" caused software update to brick infotainment systems, physical servicing may be required::Today’s cars are more like computers on wheels, and even a seemingly routine software update can lead to unexpected consequences. Rivian unfortunately experienced a “fat finger” mishap with their latest software update, bricking infotainment systems [...]

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[–] dhork@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Dumb-ass managers who thought they could run their embedded software group all Agile and shit, and push stuff out to Production without full testing to meet deadlines, not realizing that they can't just "roll back" this one.