Tesla cars are currently among the most complete in technology, in many areas. Its software allows you to control many factors and many areas, from the entertainment system to car mechanics.
With an app for access, control and even access control, this management is even simpler. The problem exists when this fails, as it has now, after Tesla users are left unable to get into their cars.
There is a Tesla app that allows you to control your cars. Here, drivers can access a lot of options that allow them to manage the details of these vehicles. It is so useful that it allows you to dispense with keys and control all access.
This can be an interesting dependency for users, as it focuses all management and access there. The problem is even when this app crashes, like it did a while ago. Of course, complaints soon surfaced on social media.
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- Elon Musk November 19 2021
It was initially identified as a problem limited to the United States, but it was soon realized that this was Tesla's global failure. Your app had bugs and this was affecting many users all over the planet.
Elon Musk, Tesla's strongman and oftentimes mouthpiece and spokesperson, quickly realized the problem. It revealed that Tesla was already investigating the issue, but did not reveal any cause and when the issue would be resolved.
It should be back online now. It appears that we have mistakenly increased the verbosity of our network traffic.
Sorry, we will take measures to ensure this does not happen again.
- Elon Musk November 20 2021
Shortly thereafter, again via Twitter, Elon Musk revealed that the problem would be resolved. He noted that the problem was caused by an accidentally increasing the level of detail in network traffic. He apologized and assumed Tesla would take steps to ensure this never happened again.
This is the situation that illustrates the dependence of Tesla cars on elements that, even indoors, are prone to failure. Shutting down the simple app can leave users out of their cars with issues at hand. This can be solved simply by ... having the key.
