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Critical Update. You have 2 minutes to close all the windows and leave the car.

• c2h5oh 8y ago
  More like "critical update is being installed" signaled by the car hitting the breaks hard until full stop in the middle of a highway.
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  • beamatronic 8y ago
    You would be sailing along at highway speeds and the steering would stop responding for a few minutes.
    • anticensor 8y ago
      I also thought of that, but it is a very dangerous failure mode for a car. EDIT: -silly \r\n +dangerous
    • GeorgeO84 8y ago
      Wait! After several users complains (the ones that survived), they've "fixed" it. Now you can "choose" a "12 hour range" where this can happen.
  • organsnyder 8y ago
    Probably foolishly, I updated the firmware of my van (a Pacifica PHEV, same as Waymo is using) while driving a while back. Since the update was for the infotainment system, the vehicle continued operating just fine (other than temporarily losing access to settings such as climate control, automatic wipers, etc.).
  • jboy55 8y ago
    My "Windows Car" prediction, "Oh shit I'm late to the airport!" Get in car, car says, "Critical Updates required before start, please wait 5 minutes". Then 30 minutes goes by, update is at 99%, "Finalizing". When its done, you say, "Ok car, get me to the airport ASAP!". Car says, "Sorry, why we optimize the download, speed is limited to 30mph, The ETA to your destination, the airport, is NaN"
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