n3cr0 ,

"You wouldn't download a car."

Sounds like it's time to turn my phone into a car already.

Gormadt ,
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Don't give Apple any ideas

Ghostalmedia ,
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They just disbanded that project.

Gormadt ,
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Holy shit you weren't joking!

Given Apple's track record for allowing people to repair their devices this would have been a nightmare product

Ghostalmedia ,
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To be fair, repairing any modern car is kind of a nightmare.

Gormadt ,
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Especially electric ones.

"What's that you have code for the battery?you need a full new one, we don't replace bad cells."

CrimeDad ,

The businesses are launching a joint venture to develop platforms for “software-defined vehicles.”

Big oof.

crawancon ,

that sounds just awful

markon ,

You Lemmy drones to are the same as the Reddit ones thinking they smart but no one here smart including me because I posted this comment

crawancon ,

People are stupid no matter the domain/platform/social media they interact on.

except me. im like smart and stuff.

weststadtgesicht ,

Yeah we're all stupid, except VW and their software-defined cars. Should we cease to exist now or what are you suggesting?

fossphi ,

Do you disagree with something?

asbestos ,
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Enshittification on another whole level

fluxion ,

With the entire vehicle constructed from IoT components

catloaf ,

So I just need to run an Ansible playbook and my sedan turns into a pickup truck?

mortalic ,

Isn't this more or less what Tesla did?

ms_lane ,

VW has been doing it for years anyway.

Multiple features of their infotainment are there but softlocked out, the engines on the more powerful trim levels aren't different or tuned, it's just a different ecu map, etc.

CrimeDad ,

I have observed that myself with the infotainment system of my 2017 Golf Alltrack, but when did they start software derating their engines? My understanding is that there's nothing much to be gained from an aftermarket ECU tune unless I switch to premium gas and the more powerful Golf models have other real differences like bigger turbochargers.

CrimeDad ,

I don't know if they were the first, but they're one of the most notorious offenders.

RecluseRamble ,

Yay, subscriptions for everything! Car as a service! What's not to like?? 🤮

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