Comment on Jeep pushed software update that bricked all 2024 Wrangler 4xe models
michaelmrose@lemmy.world 1 day agoAny bad thing the user wants to do with the car can already be done by the person with the keys. Allowing the user more control could prevent someone including a terrorist or enemy state from doing something bad to millions of people like virtually cutting everyone’s brakes at once.
cley_faye@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
You’d be surprised how many stupid thing users are prevented from doing by a basic software check. Making it easy to load a custom firmware downloaded from wherever do sounds like trouble brewing. Of course, I can’t foresee the future, but It’s already an issue with electric scooters, so I’m not in a hurry of seeing that coming to bigger vehicles.