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I want the software in cars to be locked down. I don't want to be on the road with a car that's running some hacked together software. That's what makes this so
by stepbeek 4y ago
I want the software in cars to be locked down. I don't want to be on the road with a car that's running some hacked together software. That's what makes this so infuriating - the risks involved in switching to an open source version of the software are too severe.
- hexo 4y agoI want cars to be disconnected from the internet in the first place, since there is much higher risk being hacked in the middle of highway.
- Mordisquitos 4y agoIf the software that's deciding whether or not you're allowed to heat your seats can connect in any way whatsoever to safety-critical systems in your car, you have bigger problems than running "hacked together software".
- selfhoster11 4y agoYour in-car software's architecture should by no means put "the part that is critical to driving the car safely" and "the part that runs the entertainment system and heated seats" anywhere near each other. If they are, your design is braindead and unsafe. If they are properly separated, modifying heated seats is a non-issue.
- chucksta 4y agoYou know people are allowed to work on their own cars right? Including wheels and brakes? And there are a lot of states that don't even require an inspection. You share the road with so many shoddy death traps as is