Personally, I actively do not want OTA updates, or much of any remote communication to or from my car at all, that isn't 100% isolated from all the essential vehicle control, safety and security systems.
I can tolerate the idea of a vehicle-initiated automatic emergency call system, or a remotely activated but otherwise independent tracker device as an anti-theft measure. These have a clear and beneficial purpose for me as the owner/driver, and if strictly limited to that stated purpose they pose minimal privacy, security or safety concerns.
Anything beyond that, I would rather do without. And I'll maintain my current car indefinitely rather than buying any of the current generation of might-work-or-might-kill-you stuff. The lack of effective regulation and oversight in the auto industry was scary when it was just mechanics, it became more scary when software started to eat the industry, and it's just plain terrifying in the new, connected era.
I agree.
Personally, I actively do not want OTA updates, or much of any remote communication to or from my car at all, that isn't 100% isolated from all the essential vehicle control, safety and security systems.
I can tolerate the idea of a vehicle-initiated automatic emergency call system, or a remotely activated but otherwise independent tracker device as an anti-theft measure. These have a clear and beneficial purpose for me as the owner/driver, and if strictly limited to that stated purpose they pose minimal privacy, security or safety concerns.
Anything beyond that, I would rather do without. And I'll maintain my current car indefinitely rather than buying any of the current generation of might-work-or-might-kill-you stuff. The lack of effective regulation and oversight in the auto industry was scary when it was just mechanics, it became more scary when software started to eat the industry, and it's just plain terrifying in the new, connected era.
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