Consumer Reports Recommends Tesla's Model 3 After Braking Fix (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @07:30AM from the all-good-now dept.

Consumer Reports said on Wednesday that it now recommends Tesla's Model 3 sedan after its latest tests showed that a firmware update improved the car's braking distance by nearly 20 feet. From a report: The magazine last week flagged "big flaws" in the car, including braking slower than a full-sized pickup truck, while also highlighting many positives. In a tweet, Mr. Musk said he really appreciates "the high quality critical feedback from @ConsumerReports. Road noise & ride comfort already addressed too. UI improvements coming via remote software update later this month."

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Talk about burying the lede by SlaveToTheGrind · 2018-05-30 08:13 · Score: 0, Troll

The real story here is that Tesla has XYZ,000 cars out on the road designed by people who collectively decided that the proper response to the driver flooring the brake pedal should be something other than bringing the car to a stop as quickly and safely as possible.
Oh, and as soon as someone brought that clearly unintuitive design requirement to their attention, they somehow were able to address it in a matter of days. Just like any other pesky little bug fix, right?
This is madness.