Cadillac remembers 186 Lyriq EVs over touchscreen shutdown points

Cadillac simply launched its first EV, the Lyriq, and it’s already issued a stop-sale order after a difficulty with the infotainment touchscreen. Individuals usually joke that early tech adopters are simply unpaid beta testers for brand new merchandise, and sadly, it appears a number of EV consumers are discovering that saying typically additionally applies to new automobiles.

Fortunately for Cadillac and its consumers, the Lyriq actually is brand-new, so there aren’t many roaming the streets. The recall consists of simply 186 models, however we don’t have quarterly gross sales numbers to match. Workers seen a clean touchscreen in a Lyriq sitting at GM’s manufacturing facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee. The automaker says that the system often initiates software program updates whereas the car is parked, and if somebody interrupts the method by opening a door, the display screen can shut off.

Common Motors opened an investigation on August 19 and expanded to incorporate subject information that discovered 16 associated incidents within the wild. The final incident was reported on September 14, and the automaker made the choice to recall affected Lyriq fashions a day later. GM got down to establish Lyriqs with the difficulty and can maintain automobiles on the manufacturing facility till there’s a repair.

Cadillac’s present repair for the difficulty? Flip the car on and off once more (have you ever tried rebooting?). Critically. A extra everlasting repair will come within the type of an over-the-air software program replace that may happen after November 7, when the automaker says it should start notifying prospects.

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