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Kia/Hyundai have been kinda slow when it comes to rolling out the ability to update cars OTA (although I don't know if other legacy automakers are any better).
by Rebelgecko 2y ago
Kia/Hyundai have been kinda slow when it comes to rolling out the ability to update cars OTA (although I don't know if other legacy automakers are any better). I think the first model to support full OTAs was the Ioniq 6 in 2023. It's still gradually being added to other models when they get refreshed.
I do wonder how the cost of adding OTA support compares to doing software updates the old fashioned way. My Ioniq 5 can only do OTA updates for the infotainment, and when there's been recalls to perform non-infotainment software updates it's required a short dealer trip that I assume Hyundai corporate pays for. Across all of the cars they've sold, I imagine that gets expensive
- jandrese 2y agoFor legacy automakers it is a small miracle to get any software updates, much less OTA updates.