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Elon Musk said Tesla will fix an annoying problem that can lead to water dumping into its cars

Jan 10, 2018, 22:08 IST

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  • Tesla recently reintroduced automatic windshield wipers to its vehicles.
  • A Model 3 owner wrote on Reddit that the wipers activate as soon as a door opens, which can push water into the car.
  • On Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the problem would be fixed in an upcoming software update.

Tesla recently brought automatic windshield wipers back to its vehicles, but a Model 3 owner revealed a problem with the wipers that CEO Elon Musk said would be fixed.

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On Reddit, the Model 3 owner said that, when it's raining, the windshield wipers will begin moving as soon as a door opens, pushing water into the car.

"When getting into the car in the rain, the wipers auto-setting triggers when you open the door, which proceeds to dump all the water on the windshield into the car and you," the owner wrote.

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The Reddit post was brought to Musk's attention on Twitter. He replied by saying the bug would be "fixed in next release."

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While Tesla's customers tend to be very happy with their cars, the company has struggled to keep up with its Model 3 production goals.

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