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Cars should not have software updates
Speak for yourself. I think that's one of the things Tesla got right. Cars shouldn't have features locked behind software updates though.
Lol like Tesla was the first car to update software.
I mean... I still need to go into the dealer to update my 2021 Toyota software. And they certainly don't provide updates for anything other than safety related issues.
Tesla and Honda are 15 years behind on "tech", thankfully they spent their time on making engines that go 500000 miles
They should but I'll go one further. Liability should be 100% with the auto manufacturers and car insurance should disappear or be drastically reduced assuming maintenance warranties are met. If I'm buying a FSD car I don't want any liabilities when it comes to safety.
100%, the liability issue is the main reason I'm against self driving vehicles.
Same. Until insurance reforms happen there is no incentive for me to have a self driving car.
This is why technically software is a liability. The less code you need, the better, since every line of code is a potential vulnerability and something to maintain, update, etc.
Ideally I don't want my car to be a computer at all, maybe isolated chips to run the abs and such very well defined strictly necessary tasks but that's it. Maybe a company will happen to make a good car at one point in time, but there aren't any companies you can trust not to fuck it up if they have perpetual access to tinker with it.
Yeah, none of that would be a problem if the car isn’t connected to anything (WiFi, Bluetooth etc.)