Replacement for the worn-out 8GB eMMC is a 64GB eMMC, not an actual software fix to spammy logs being committed to flash, never to be read from. So it will still die, just take 8x as long...
> Logs are written to the flash memory every time the car is in use, which soon reaches its lifetime number of write cycles; once this limit has been reached, the touchscreen dies
wonder if the write cycles are reset when the car is restarted?
For flash memory? No. Once the max lifetime write cycles are reached at best it becomes read-only memory.
This isn't a software check. When the memory reaches its "lifetime number of write cycles," that means it's dead.
This seems like it was such a weird hill to die on for Tesla.
Tesla wants to save money by replacing these screens after they die but now they'll be forced to replace them proactively. This should put even more pressure on their historically stressed service supply chain.
I wonder how this affects the used market? I had wanted to look into these since I have a dying Audi A4 and wanted to move into something nicer.