Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the weekend

Re:Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the wee... by dabockster on Monday October 13, 2025 @05:48PM (#45573709)

> There is no need to invent new regulations.

The current regulations are written for a time where cars didn't have rolling computers in them. And even then, the regulations don't account for Tesla-style linked systems. So I say we do need new regulations.

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Re:Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the wee... by thfuran on Monday October 13, 2025 @09:32PM (#45575295)

Haven't cars been substantially computer controlled for decades? Electronic fuel injection has been common since at least the'90s.

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Re:Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the wee... by ibfreeekout on Monday October 13, 2025 @11:25PM (#45575937)

Yes but it's fairly recent that cars are receiving software updates on their own. Usually if there was an update, it would be from a recall that would necessitate going to a dealer to apply the changes, not something that is auto-downloaded and applied without the owner's awareness.

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Re:Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the wee... by dabockster on Thursday October 23, 2025 @01:58PM (#45684816)

And even then, the car is at a dealer and not your garage or some random shop. So it can potentially make the OEM liable if the update goes sideways.

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