• abhibeckert@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    If it’s a safety system, it might be “have the car taken to the dealership on a flatbed truck”. Also, some people don’t live near a dealership.

    Like it or not, all modern cars are connected - for the maps if nothing else - and if a car is capable of an OTA update, I say do it. I don’t see how a dealership adds anything other than cost which will always discourage updates from being made at all.

    And I actually think physical updates are easier - connect a laptop to the ECU, and you’re done. It’s generally only OTA updates that use code signing/etc.

    • Saik0@lemmy.saik0.com
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      6 months ago

      all modern cars are connected - for the maps if nothing else

      Carplay and Android Auto are better than any other in built infotainment shit. I do not see this as valid. Nor that does mean that firmware on the car should be writable from those systems.

      I don’t see how a dealership adds anything other than cost which will always discourage updates from being made at all.

      Thus why I said…

      I would go a step further and make it possible to have it opt-in for car manufacturer to send out cd/usbs to update firmware.

      Then any dick or harry can do it on their own.

      But honestly whenever I say “dealer” I really mean any repair shop.