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Electric Cars Are Already Upending America | After years of promise, a massive shift is under way
(www.theatlantic.com)
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They need to convince you it's different so you'll eat the $50/month subscription.
And even further back than that, the B-29 used computers for the remote controlled defensive guns that would provide bullet drop compensation for the gunner.
And even further back than that, the USN had highly advanced mechanical fire control computers to assist with naval artillery targeting of moving and stationary targets.
Exactly. My Volvo S60 is internal combustion and is basically a rolling computer.
Shit, yesterday some software crashed and caused the power steering to go out while I was driving. That was fun.
Having computers isn't the problem, having remotely controlled computer with cryptographically paired components and limited user-accessible diagnostics is. If they can effectively control the software, they can force you into a subscription to access basic features and require you to visit their dealers to get service.
Transition in the same way it is for all software these days. The difference is the expectation of always on connections, constant telemetry, and continuous delivery of updates. That’s quite a bit different than the software model used for your 1981 Ranger. Though it’s not specific to cars.