> OTA updates to car firmware is widely considered to be a stupidly irresponsible idea. On one hand, it opens the door to hacking, pushing a malicious update,

> OTA updates to car firmware is widely considered to be a stupidly irresponsible idea. On one hand, it opens the door to hacking, pushing a malicious update, etc (stuxnet much?). On the other hand, if it is never updated, then we will end up with a zombie network consisting of lightbulbs, fridges, and teapots (yes!) Edit: sorry I could not resist adding teapots (HTML error 418)