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teravor • today at 6:45 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

    > It's why we can't buy BYD cars
are you sure it has nothing to do with the fact that those cars are very heavy, potentially fire-making (battery firmware) computers on wheels that can be rooted (or are already) at any time by their manufacturers in China?

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kajman • today at 8:03 PM

Is the idea that we're just one OTA update from them turning into bombs? Considering the quality of software in the auto industry, I would be about as worried about any domestically assembled EV.

antonvs • today at 6:48 PM

> potentially fire-making (battery firmware) computers on wheels

Is Tesla any different?

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wat10000 • today at 7:06 PM

What makes BYD different from, say, Volvo, which sells EVs freely in the US?

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