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Automakers Move Toward OTA Software Upgrades
Lucas123 writes: While some carmakers today offer over-the-air software upgrades to navigation maps and infotainment head units, Tesla became the first last week to perform a powertrain upgrade overnight. But as the industry begins adopting internal vehicle bus standards with greater bandwidth and more robust security, experts believe vehicle owners will no longer be required to visit dealerships or perform downloads to USB sticks. IHS predicts that in the next three to five years, most, if not all automakers, will offer fully fledged OTA software-enabled platforms that encompass upgrades to every vehicle system — from infotainment, safety, comfort, and powertrain. First, however, carmakers must deploy more open OS platforms, remove hardened firewalls between vehicle ECUs, and deploy networking topologies such as Ethernet, with proven security.
Worst case? The only ship to survive will be the one without wifi! (Battlestar Galactica)
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MS certainly does test their upgrades. I have been a beta tester for years: Every time I press that icon that says "You have updates available" ....
If BG was a bit more realistic, all other ships would have been parked in orbit and used to send out spam.
So some fucking OTA update is going to fail while you're in the middle of driving because it just happened without asking you?
This sounds like some epic stupidity there.
I would NOT accept a car company arbitrarily making changes to my car without my knowledge or consent.
This is not a toy, this is not an app ... this is a freaking car, and if it is MY car, you will only modify it when you have MY express permission. Not just because you think it's a good idea or want to hide your previous mistakes.
If these morons are going to claim their EULA gives them permission, they can screw off.
This is so incredibly stupid as to defy belief.
Lost at C:>. Found at C.
Why bother with that when he can shift into neutral at 10 mph over the speed limit and redline it. He knows better than anyone else.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
If you want to be really safe, don't buy anything made after 1971, something you can fix with a screwdriver and a hammer, especially when you know which end of the screwdriver to hit.
“He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”
You will get new versions of a car :
- Home basic car : will only start 10 times, until you get an upgrade. Can only take a single passenger
- Home premium car : start always, but there are no brakes
- Profesionnal car : has brakes, but they break often
- Enterprise car : has reliable brakes, but lacks a radio
- Ultimate car : you get the radio for 5000 Euro extra.
I have to put the obligatory GM-Microsoft :
http://mistupid.com/jokes/msvg...
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Yes, there is a firewall. It sits between your feet and the engine compartment. It is made of metal and designed to prevent fire from spreading. That said, i do not see why it would be necessary to remove it for OTA updates to succeed.