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Originally Posted by Flamenspiel
My main concern with autonomous systems is most car companies have very poor software distribution. In the IT world there are daily and weekly patching delivery systems that keep your system protected day to day. Car companies do this in months and years, there is simply not enough risk mitigation and it’s too expensive.
A simple map upgrade costs 200$ and comes out annually. Once the real bad actors get going on steering and other safety systems there will be a bloodbath on the road.
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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
Well that was a concern at one time. New cars do over the air updates now for the most part. Once you get home it will connect to your home wifi and update itself. Just like any other computer. Apple CarPlay and android auto have made map updates and “factory navigation” useless. Super Cruise by Cadillac is already there, they’re marketing as hands free driving vs self driving
https://www.cadillac.com/ownership/v...y/super-cruise
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I was going to chime in and say manufacturers could help the process by pushing updates to owners rather than forcing them to come in to the dealership. I was not aware that some (most) now do that. My 2016 GMC does not, maybe our 2018 Nissan does (?). My truck is still running the same map that came with it because it's not worth it for me to pay extra $$$ and take it to the dealer to update a simple map.
I am not sure I agree that Apple car Play and Android Auto have made vehicle nav systems obsolete. Not everyone has a phone, not everyone has enough data on their phone, and a lot of driving is in areas with unreliable phone service so not sure how these apps can be full replacements quite yet.