The Audi e-Tron SUV May Be Even LATER To The Party Than Originally Expected, Could Be Delayed MONTHS Now...

Audi’s first electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) will hit showrooms four weeks later than planned because of a software development issue, a spokesman for the German luxury car brand said on Sunday.

The spokesman said Audi’s e-tron midsize SUV faced delay because the carmaker needs new regulatory clearance for a piece of software that was modified during the development process.

...The e-tron delays were first reported by German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, citing sources close to the company. The paper said delivery could be delayed by several months...
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MDarringer - 10/21/2018 10:27:21 AM

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LOL if they would have built it without the software clearance, would this have been electricgate?

TomM - 10/22/2018 1:29:08 AM

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Gee - the title of this thread does not match the information given in the article. THe delay is NOT MONTHS(unless it is February) - it is weeks. Still - I would rather they actually get the software right before they introduce the car - rather than after - when they make the first owners beta-testers.

However - it does not appear to be anything close to the DELAY in producing the Base MOdel 3 - which is still not projected for production.

ColMosby - 10/22/2018 10:45:57 AM

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So how come Tesla is allowed to make a thousand software "updates" (bug fixes) without having to go thru the regulatory process? Because these regs are German regs?