A glitch in The Matrix

[AZAV8R]

HAL decided to have a little fun with me yesterday. When I got into the car in my garage, all looked normal, but when I attempted to go into reverse... nada. Then the display goes black, followed by the "T", After booting, the car became drivable, but I noticed all sort of settings were gone (HomeLink, streaming music, phone, map, etc.). As I drove a bit, I got a splash screen I've never seen before. It said (roughly) "Welcome to version 11.1, tap here to learn what's new." Totally paranoid of impending brickness, I drove directly back home. In my garage, I hit the continue button on the splash screen (which reappeared when I parked). It showed me stuff I already knew, then loaded my display and settings like nothing was ever wrong (except I had to reprogram HomeLink).

All is well now, but my curious nature wants to know more. Can anyone shed some light on this episode?

 

[KenC]

Did it just load some new software overnight?

 

[AZAV8R]

Did it just load some new software overnight?

Not that I can see. I didn't get a message in the app that one was available and did not trigger any updates.

 

[UncleCreepy]

This is rather rare, but I've seen a few reports here that the car simply forgot all of its settings. I actually had it happen to me, too. Somehow the odometer was still correct but everything else was gone, the navigation told me I was in the wrong area (it thought I was in California when I was in Ontario), speed limits looked European... you name it. After a number of reboots almost everything went back to normal or could be restored except for the trip counters.

You'll probably find some reports here on TMC.

 

[Mercimek]

This is rather rare, but I've seen a few reports here that the car simply forgot all of its settings. I actually had it happen to me, too. Somehow the odometer was still correct but everything else was gone, the navigation told me I was in the wrong area (it thought I was in California when I was in Ontario), speed limits looked European... you name it. After a number of reboots almost everything went back to normal or could be restored except for the trip counters.

You'll probably find some reports here on TMC.

That’s creepy, UncleCreepy!

 

[KenC]

Electromagnetic pulse! How far away are you from Area 51?

 

[Rocket_man]

I wonder if your low voltage battery is healthy? I think there is a way to check it in the service menu.

 

[AZAV8R]

I wonder if your low voltage battery is healthy? I think there is a way to check it in the service menu.

It is. I load checked it and it’s still happy. I’m just going to consider this a one time glitch.

 

[nate704]

Did you take the red pill?

 

[Darmie]

Electromagnetic pulse! How far away are you from Area 51?

Were there any big uh, weather balloons above?

Did you have Ver 11 prior to this event? I would think you would have to initiate an update but strange things have happen.

 

[AZAV8R]

Were there any big uh, weather balloons above?

Did you have Ver 11 prior to this event? I would think you would have to initiate an update but strange things have happen.

No weather balloons, but there was a black helicopter…