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The mechanical bits might last 200,000 miles, but no one will be able to use the software in a decade because it was based on some proprietary interface develop
by oceanplexian 5y ago
The mechanical bits might last 200,000 miles, but no one will be able to use the software in a decade because it was based on some proprietary interface developed by a defunct car manufacturer. For example you might be able to replace a blind spot detection sensor in the future, but since the parts are coded and require a cloud service to 'activate' you are more or less screwed. And, most likely the manufacturer designed the computer to refuse to allow the car to start without the sensor so you are left with a heavy, environmentally-destructive paperweight to send straight to the crusher.
- mattacular 5y agoIf you shop ~pre-2014 or so models you should not have this terrible problem. I would do as much research as I could and get something older just to avoid such things. In my household both cars are older than that and my (independent) mechanic can do anything we require. Granted, that is today, and in the likely future we may not be so lucky so enjoy it while it lasts!
- chiph 5y agoMy DVD based navigation system is on the newest maps it will ever have .. from 2015. It'd be nice if the data & build tools became open-source after being abandoned for ten years, but it's not up to Toyota - it's up to Garmin/Kenwood/etc. that built the unit for them.