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HDBaseTyesterday at 11:59 PM1 replyview on HN

What type of fucking "safety" update could be performed?

If the car has a recall or safety issue with the suspension part failing prematurely, what possibly could some software nonsense do?


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inahgatoday at 2:12 AM

Tesla https://www.tesla.com/support/vehicle-firmware-prevent-autos...

Ford https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a70513450/ford-4-million-v...

GM https://www.themanual.com/auto/gm-brake-fluid-warning-recall...

I think Chrysler does it too, but I only find mention of the time they bricked a bunch of Wranglers with a bad OTA update.

Broadly I don't think it's hard to imagine a software update being safety critical if the software is used in a safety critical system.