The General Motors logo is seen outside its headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan in this file photograph taken August 25, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Kowalsky/Files
GM and other established automakers have been slow to catch up with electric automaker Tesla Inc, which has for years used smartphone-style over-the-air upgrade technology to change the function and feel of its vehicles overnight. Earlier this month, for example, Tesla responded to reports about its vehicles catching on fire by pushing out an over-the-air update for battery management software.
GM did not specify what vehicle systems and features would be open to over-the-air updates, but said the new system “enables the adoption of functionality upgrades throughout the lifespan of the vehicle.”
Updating........Updating........Updating........planned obsolescence update complete. Your transmission now needs an update to communicate with your engine. Contacting your GM dealer.......Contacting your GM dealer......
In four years you will still be ten years behind you know who.
It’s like putting lipstick on a pig
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