Comment on New cars are great...
567PrimeMover@kbin.social 1 year agoAgreed, it’s a waste environmentally, on my pocket book, waste of time (do you have to babysit this thing while it’s updating?) and is unnecessary wear and tear on the engine.
The electrics stay on on my car when you turn the engine off, until you open the door. I don’t see why that behavior can’t be overridden until the update is done, and then turn itself off.
ShadowRam@kbin.social 1 year ago
It's a safety issue.
Crazy inexplicable things can happen when modern cars have electrical control access to brakes/steering/throttle.
Firmware doesn't take right, download message emulates by accident another message, random bit flipping that even CRC checks miss.
There's no reason to risk any of that. Just shut the engine off.