Bloomberg News : Porsche Readies Global Taycan EV Recall to Fix Software Issue

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Wow. It's a shame it has taken an NHTSA investigation to do the right thing here. As mentioned in the previous post, this happened to our car two and a half months after the WMA5 software up-date, so it's a problem lurking in the system. Predictably, my dealer had no idea that anyone had an issue with this, and no knowledge about a software patch.
 

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I would be surprised if not - normally these fixes are patched directly on new builds is available in time. Your dealer will know.
 

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My dealer told me recently there is a software update coming in a few weeks for MY21.
 


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There is no indication that the recall/fix would not have happened without the investigation.
No, but it's suspicious timing given that the issues have been documented for a long time now, yet news of the recall is only a week after the investigation was launched. Not saying there is any evidence, but just saying.
 

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No, but it's suspicious timing given that the issues have been documented for a long time now, yet news of the recall is only a week after the investigation was launched. Not saying there is any evidence, but just saying.
That is actually evidence that the fix was already in the work. Simply validating the software takes a lot more time.
 

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That is actually evidence that the fix was already in the work. Simply validating the software takes a lot more time.
The "fix" was already out there, hence the number of US posters who have had the up-date to the up-date. What is new is the recall. That makes it even worse - we know there's a problem, we have a fix, but we're not going to roll it out. From a purely economics point of view that makes sense - how much would it cost to recall ALL Taycans for a software up-date that takes who knows how long v how many lawsuits are we going to suffer. However, from an ethical point of view it sucks. The cost-benefit analysis immediately changes once a regulator gets involved, especially when you are VW and already in the bad books.
 

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Glad there's some recognition of this outside of forums and dealerships and in broader media. Also very thankful that no one has gotten hurt, or worse, over this...many on this very platform could have.

I'm biased towards Porsche because I love their products and problems happen but they need to be owned, not just in terms of doing the obvious right thing asap and informing your customers about it asap etc but also in terms of getting ahead of how the eventual narrative will be shaped.
 

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Glad there's some recognition of this outside of forums and dealerships and in broader media. Also very thankful that no one has gotten hurt, or worse, over this...many on this very platform could have.

I'm biased towards Porsche because I love their products and problems happen but they need to be owned, not just in terms of doing the obvious right thing asap and informing your customers about it asap etc but also in terms of getting ahead of how the eventual narrative will be shaped.
Hate to be a downer but honestly if someone had gotten killed from this issue, they wouldn't be around to post on the forums... :(

On the plus side I didn't see anyone reporting any actual accidents due to this issue, just some close calls.
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