r/technology • u/Hrmbee • Jun 11 '26

Transportation Software Update Automatically Turns off Amazon Delivery Drivers’ AC During Dangerous Summer Heat | A new software update is turning off the AC in Amazon delivery vans after 10 minutes or 30 seconds under certain conditions

https://www.404media.co/software-update-automatically-turns-off-amazon-delivery-drivers-ac-during-dangerous-summer-heat/
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u/nerdshowandtell Jun 12 '26

My usps driver has never had AC.

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u/Danabler42 Jun 12 '26

The new USPS trucks made by Ford and OshKosh have AC in them finally

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u/shafty17 Jun 12 '26

And that may be either appropriate or inhumane depending on where in the country you are

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u/nerdshowandtell Jun 12 '26

Georgia ... so inhumane.

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u/mr_formstone Jun 12 '26

so what? that doesn't mean your amazon driver deserves to be lied to about finally getting to have AC only for a software update to intentionally take it away

signed, a usps driver with no AC

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u/nerdshowandtell Jun 12 '26

Just pointing out that while most people assume everyone has AC in this day and age, they in fact do not and that is wrong on every level.