Tesla speeds up odometers to avoid warranty repairs, U.S. lawsuit claims: Reuters
Tesla faces a proposed class action claiming it speeds up odometers on its EVs so they fall out of warranty faster, saving the company from paying repairs.
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Should be super easy to prove too... Take an assortment of Teslas to a 1 mile stretch of road, drive it up and down 20 times, measure the mileage before and after.
It might only overcount from 40k to 50k, that hump to get the warranty over. Then undercount to get back on track.
They are the most data harvested car by far. Knowing these criminals they likely run statistical models trained on all prior Teslas, approaching it like an actuary/data scientist.
The overcounting may only be performed on Individual units that display certain patterns which indicate premature failure. Maybe it only occurs based on the profitability vs likelihood of warranty claim for that individual unit, mitigating losses for manufacturing defaults (or cost cutting by a narcissistic megalomaniac).
Unless it's random and only adds on for say a long trip where you may not notice a mile here or there.
You may not notice, but there are devices that can measure the distance that a car travels, even for a long distance, and with a super high precision.
Car manufacturers have such devices. I have seen a few.
I think they were saying the car software wouldn't add artificial distances to short trips, where it's more obvious. Not that the real world measurement is difficult or anything like that.
That's when I'm most likely to notice.
Yeah, I don't understand why this guy is basing this on some monthly counts. Start google maps, see how long the route is, see what odometer is showing, check it again after arriving at the destination.
Easier: put it on a test bench, let it run (spin wheels on rolls, car stays in place) and see what the odometer says.
Nah, way too easy! Like the VW scandals 10ish years ago, cars that can sense when they are being tested will likely deliver expected results... Test them on the bench anyway and then compare that with real world testing results.