Post #2759448
2026-05-15 13:33 UTC
@mcfly@milliways.social Sure, security updates are great, but so is running a car offline so that it can't be remotely unlocked or started by a hacker who gets into the company's cloud infrastructure, or just pays an employee like happens now with mobile company sim jacking.
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@mcfly@milliways.social 2026-05-15 13:35
@chrisp@cyberplace.social yeah the always on and the remote control is a thing that I don't understand. It's just attack surface.
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@chrisp@cyberplace.social 2026-05-15 13:36
@mcfly@milliways.social My current car functionality is identical to when it rolled off the production line 14 years ago. What OTA updates is a modern car going to send me in the next 14 years that I am missing out on by not having a connect car? Anything critical to how the car functions that it didn't do off the production line? I doubt it. The only updates you really need are for recalls for safety or security, and manufacturers should be doing those in person for free. Or allow me to update it via USB drive.