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I understand the sentiment, but think about the alternatives.

There are a few different kinds of updates that can be applied, each with their own protective layers.

Infotainment updates, like what happened to Rivian aren't that dangerous. You lose "convienience features" like maps, air con, etc, but generally nothing that could kill you or someone else.

Then there's system updates, which is where danger noodle things happen. Automotive manufacturers are significantly more risk averse to updating these components, and generally, if _anything_ within the system looks wonky, it's an immediate revert.

If I, as a Polestar owner, wanted to get an update for my vehicle, the nearest service center is 1.5h away. If I lived in Montana (United States), it would be realistically impossible for me to update my car. Thus, if we want to enable competition within the markets, we shouldn't have regulations that force a new manufacturer to have a global network just to add CarPlay to a screen.



Dad has a 1966 Oldsmobile with air conditioning. In the last 57 years General Motors has never found a need to update the switch. It still works flawlessly.

It’s stupid that we invented a way to not only remotely break an on/off switch but also a culture that rolls the dice on that until the inevitable happens.


>Infotainment updates, like what happened to Rivian aren't that dangerous. You lose "convienience features" like maps, air con, etc, but generally nothing that could kill you or someone else.

Also speedometer, which is hardly a convenience feature.


The dashboard panel is working, at least according to Twitter updates. "Only" affects the infotainment console.


The reddit thread in official subreddit suggests otherwise, with people suggesting using 'speedometer apps' on their phones as a workaround.

I don't know, I have car from 1991 so I'm just observing the trainwreck.


My car from 1997 with an analogue speedometer still has issues, because the wheel speed sensors have corroded and don't work when wet...


Doesn't take a drive to dealer to fix that, and even then you have engine RPM and engine sound to guesstimate the speed.


Losing air con in Phoenix in July might not kill you but you'd wish you were dead.




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