Cadillac just released its first EV, the Lyriq, and it issued a cease-and-desist order after a problem with it. infotainment touch screen. People often joke that the early adopters of the technology are just unpaid betas testers of new productsand unfortunately, it seems that some electric car buyers find that the saying sometimes applies to new car.
Thankfully for Cadillac and its buyers, Lyriq is actually a brand new brand, so there’s Not many people roam the streets. The Recall only include 186 pcs, but we don’t have quarterly sales quantity to compare. Employees noticed a blank touchscreen in the Lyriq parked at GM’s plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee. The automaker says the system occasionally initiates software updates while the vehicle is parked, and if someone interrupts the process by opening the door, the display can turn off.
General Motors opened an investigation on August 19 and expanded to include field data that found 16 related incidents in the wild. The last incident was reported on September 14, and the automaker has issued an affected recall The Lyriq model a day later. GM has identified a problem with the Lyriqs and will keep the vehicle at the factory until a fix is available.
Cadillac’s current fix for this problem? Turn the car off and on again (have you tried restarting it?). Serious. A more permanent fix will arrive in the form of an over-the-air software update that will happen after November 7, when the automaker says it will begin notifying customers.
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