jeffw@lemmy.world to

Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

Cars Are Rolling Computers Now. So What Happens When They Stop Getting Updates?

391

Cars Are Rolling Computers Now. So What Happens When They Stop Getting Updates?

jeffw@lemmy.world to

Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

Cars Are Now Rolling Computers Now. So What Happens When They Stop Getting Updates?

Phones are supported well beyond their average ownership lifetime. In stark contrast, automakers are struggling to work out how long their “smartphones on wheels” can be kept on the road.

Chat

0x0@programming.dev
link
fedilink
English
arrow-up
3·
8 months ago
Crash-detection systems can use cellular to alert medical authorities, that and theft are about the only practical use cases i see for that.

Technology@lemmy.world

technology@lemmy.world

You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: [email protected]

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

Follow the lemmy.world rules.
Only tech related content.
Be excellent to each other!
Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
Politics threads may be removed.
No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
Only approved bots from the list below, this includes using AI responses and summaries. To ask if your bot can be added please contact a mod.
Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
Accounts 7 days and younger will have their posts automatically removed.

Approved Bots

Visibility: Public

This community can be federated to other instances and be posted/commented in by their users.

4.51K users / day
12.7K users / week
20.8K users / month
36.2K users / 6 months
2 local subscribers
66.7K subscribers
6.89K Posts
170K Comments
Modlog