Monday, 24 September 2018

How a coding error made 293 Subaru SUVs unusable


A software error has caused Subaru to completely dispose of 293 of its Ascent 2019 SUVs. According to a safety recall report filed with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), robots at missed critical welds, thanks to improper coding. The robots missed welds on the cars’ B-pillars which holds the hinges to the second row doors. This gaff reduced the cars’ body strength, and could lead to passengers being injured in a crash. The company said that there is no physical remedy available to fix these cars, and as such, all of them will be destroyed instead of being refurbished. It added that…

This story continues at The Next Web
https://ift.tt/2Q0Dc1E Ivan Mehta September 24, 2018 at 03:00AM

No comments: