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Cars Are Rolling Computers Now. So What Happens When They Stop Getting Updates? (www.wired.com)
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[–] fury 22 points 3 months ago (8 children)

How is the 3G sunset not solvable by just swapping out a modem module for an LTE or 5G one and maybe installing some new modem firmware? A lot of cars are running a Linux kernel under the hood, so I'd think it's pretty well swap and go

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I think the question is not if it's solvable, but 'who pays for it?' and 'who can be held accountable if things go awry?'

[–] fury 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The company that didn't see the 3G sunset coming, I would think. I know auto moves slow, but damn...4G was out for what, 4-5 years before development likely started on the 2019 model year?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I'd think so too, but (I assume) you and I don't have a small army of lawyers and lobbyists on retainer.

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