[schiffern]

Looks like it's the F-150 Lightning. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47421383

I chalk it up to poorly designed software from a company where software isn't the core competency, rather than blaming the basic concept of putting software in a vehicle.

"Bad software is bad" doesn't have the same ring though...

[trashb]

I think in this case the point being made is "bad software makes the whole product bad", not just "bad software is bad".

Its similar to how bad brakes or a roof prone to leaking makes the whole car a bad car. The "weakest link" undermines the whole system.

> software isn't the core competency

Software is a essential part of modern cars, remove the software and they don't function (or in some cases are not allowed on the road). The car manufacturers "core competency" is making cars so I would argue that software is definitely a "core competency" of a modern car manufacturer.

[schiffern]

I agree it ruins the whole product.

I also agree traditional car manufacturers should have software as a core competency, but instead they're notoriously terrible at writing software.