Disobey Tesla at your own risk: Woman tries to update vehicle while inside as temp hits 115
Tesla tries to give its drivers all sorts of cues and clues about how to use the technology in the futuristic vehicles, but humans are often inclined to ignore instructions and see what happens. The divide between Tesla's users guides and how drivers use Teslas is so notable, federal investigators cited it as a 'critical safety gap' when launching a recent probe into a Tesla recall.
Which brings us to a California woman who said she found herself stuck inside her Tesla at a Chick-Fil-A parking lot while installing a vehicle update.
The TikToker, who is named Brianna Janel on her page, said she installed software update 2024.3.10 which was estimated to take 24 minutes but ended up taking around 40. Afraid to damage the car, she decided not to use the manual exit and wait out the process.
"Inside my car it's 103 degrees, so I'm slightly freaking out. I hope I don't run out of air," Janel said in the initial video posted last month. "I can't open up the doors or the windows otherwise I could potentially damage my car, so I'm just stuck in here roasting like a frickin chicken dripping sweat."
