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Will it work if the company stops supporting it after 6 years or goes bankrupt? (https://www.businessinsider.com/fisker-owners-describe-chaos-to-keep-cars-runni
by almatabata 2y ago
Will it work if the company stops supporting it after 6 years or goes bankrupt? (https://www.businessinsider.com/fisker-owners-describe-chaos-to-keep-cars-running-after-bankruptcy-2024-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/fisker-owners-describe-chaos...)
This obsession with replacing robust proven solutions with brittle technological toys will never cease to amaze me.
I expect the true reason lies in the fact that they can charge a recurring fee for the AI assistant but not for the buttons. I also wonder about the impact on the car battery. There is no way a call to a backend uses less energy than a car button or a touchscreen.
- bell-cot 2y ago> This obsession with replacing robust proven solutions with brittle technological toys will never cease to amaze me. A certain fraction of potential customers are neophiles and contrarians, who'll eagerly buy anything that's conspicuously new & different. That'll give you an initial burst of sales...but what next? In many types of consumer products, you can crank out something new & different every week or few. In automotive, not so much.