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"Android-like?" You mean allowing manufacturers to ship crapware-infested versions; having manufacturers handle deployment of critical updates, meaning they sim
by jameshart 11y ago
"Android-like?" You mean allowing manufacturers to ship crapware-infested versions; having manufacturers handle deployment of critical updates, meaning they simply don't; having core features overridable via aftermarket appstore downloads that provide a vector for malware?
- dragonwriter 11y ago> having manufacturers handle deployment of critical updates, meaning they simply don't; The consequences for a manufacturer of failing to deploy a critical update for self-driving cars is substantially different than failing to deploy a critical update to a mobile handset. So even with a similar set of formal, contractual requirements, there are reasons to expect that the resulting behavior could be quite different.
- millstone 11y agoThe Jeep remote hack exploit puts the lie to the idea that old-world automotive companies are serious about software security.