“Blue screen of death” hits Fords: the out-of-date car… cannot be driven
In 2024 there will no longer be the Windows "Blue screen of Death", the screen that indicated an irreversible system crash. But there is a completely new "blue screen of death" that can cause even more damage to those who suffer it: that of modern Fords.
A photo showing a Ford vehicle in the US with the message “ your vehicle cannot be driven ” after a failed software update went viral on social media this week. “ The screen prompts you to call customer service” and advises you to call a tow truck.
A post on a car enthusiast forum questioned the authenticity of the screenshot, stating: “This is making the rounds on Twitter, but I haven't found any mention of it here.
Is it really real? The phone number, if searched on Google, turns up nothing official."
One person responded: “This is the message you'll see on the rare occasion an OTA isn't working. It is a special customer service phone number to handle failed OTAs.” OTA stands for Over The Air, remote update.
“If an OTA update fails in a way that makes this screen necessary, they should automatically revert to the last working state and notify the user,” another user wrote in response. But it seems that this problem solved in IT quite simply, has not been solved by Ford.
In response, another shared the issues they were having with Ford's OTA updates, stating: “Still dealing with a failed OTA update. My 6.2.0 was incomplete. I called Ford Motor Company and they confirmed that the update failed and said they would try again in 30 days. 60 days later, without any update, they sent me for assistance at a dealer."
The nightmare continues: “The dealer said they had updated the software. My car was delivered to my house and nothing was resolved. In fact, my software is back to 4.2.1. Now my support manager has no idea what to do. I can't change driving modes, open the trunk or trunk and the pre-collision warning goes off all the time. I can still drive but with limited ability. I feel like a car with a sprained ankle.” In short, a big problem.
An old joke was that if Microsoft made cars, they would be very fast, efficient, but they would stall on the highway, while you were going at top speed, without warning, and you would have to get out, walk around them, and then turn them on and off several times. What seemed like a joke is becoming a reality. In fact, this exactly happened to a Tesla owner: the car stopped in the middle of the highway and he announced that "I may never leave again"
The joys of living on the bleeding edge- a thread:
On the way to dinner tonight my @Tesla literally locked up IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY! A message Ive never seen before popped up saying “Vehicle May Not Restart: Service required”
Well thats no good I think… pic.twitter.com/Q4Dm492y4Z
— Pooch @Repkord (@repkord) September 23, 2021
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This is a machine translation of a post published on Scenari Economici at the URL https://scenarieconomici.it/blue-screen-of-dearth-colpisce-le-ford-lauto-non-aggiornata-non-puo-essere-guidata/ on Sat, 30 Dec 2023 20:14:20 +0000.