The power train (and other vital components) of a car should be air-gapped from the internet. It’s crazy car manufacturers are even able to brick a car like this.
Is your car going to get security updates 5-10-20 years from now? No. The power train should be air-gapped from the internet.
Companies dont even give a shit about cybersecurity with their internal systems why would they dare put a cent into thinking about security for systems their customers use
This just keeps happening until we decide our governments work for us and not for corporations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gig_Car_Share
I worked for AAA during this program and literally every single weekend someone would take a car up into the mountains or down the coast and lose cell service…which would then brick the car and leave them stranded in the woods with a Prius they couldn’t even open to get inside. Add fires (thanks PG&E) and mudslides and it was a massive clusterfuck just getting a tow truck to them, which could take hours or days
Yeah, but how else would you be able to pay for power upgrades? I’m keeping my old cars for as long as possible.
Don’t buy American. Don’t buy Stellantis vehicles no matter what!
Can confirm; used to indirectly work for them. Stellantis holds nothing but contempt for their employees, suppliers, and customers. Their products are inferior and overpriced.
Um…Ford isn’t as bad. Def not in the same shittyiness as Stellantis.
Charge whoever pushed this “telematic update” for reckless endangerment or something.
They’re lucky there were no accidents related to this (as far as we know).
Calling it, next update includes forced arbitration clause for accidental bricking.
Click here to agree, contact car disposal services otherwise.
Again, WHY in the actual FUCK does a car need software updates?
Apart from maybe a stereo software? Infotainment? Make a good powertrain and leave it alone. Absolute insanity.
This was an update to the entertainment system that somehow had the side effect of disabling the power train while driving. You’d think these would be two entirely separate computer systems, but they must be sharing something.
