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[–] 75 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

It's ridiculous how nowadays a lot of hardware car features are locked behind a simple software switch. Feels like both a massive waste of resources for people that don't buy the upgrades, and like having to pay for a feature that is already physically present in your car. Software-only upgrades like full self driving are understandable, hardware upgrades locked behind a software gate aren't.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    It's cheaper to build identical cars than it is to add certain features to some and not to others.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    That will hold true until the manufacturers realize that there will always be someone smart enough to break their software lock, and on a car, there’s always ample incentive to do so.

    Literally begging for people to hack your shit

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    @there1snospoon @starlinguk

    Problem is there will never be a recall because of automaker's greed, and that hacked software isn't a danger to life ... yet.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I wouldn’t expect them to recall. More likely that it will void all warranties and if you ever bring it to a dealership for anything they lock it and charge you for it. Or they go the DRM route and force cars to be always online to verify the software, and going offline locks out those extra features. Also possibly pushing for laws making hacking obscenely punishable.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    @there1snospoon

    Why would they charge a customer for a hack? It's not like the customer has any control over the software/firmware the company uses?

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