[Sohcahtoa82]

You almost touched on something car manufacturers aren't doing, and that's providing software updates.

My Subaru's infotainment system has strange intermittent bugs with the Bluetooth system. I get annoyed that even if the developer fixes it, I'll never see an update without buying a new car.

It's one of the reasons I'm such a Tesla fanboy. They do software updates. What's really great too is that they're done over the air. You don't need to bring it to a dealer and pay a ridiculous fee for it.

It'd be really nice if the other manufacturers could get on that.

[kenhwang]

My Porsche and my mom's Acura can both do OTA updates, though they both require user acknowledgement to install. Honestly, nothing coming OTA should be urgent enough that it can't wait until the yearly service.

[jhayward]

> My Porsche and my mom's Acura can both do OTA updates

Are those updates for vehicle control software, or the entertainment/nav system? I would be surprised if you could, for example, change the engine control software or the ABS software, or the anti-collision safety system via OTA updates.

Updating the entertainment/nav console is more common. My 2018 Ford does that too.