https://youtu.be/b_OxgAYG0Io?si=rT_UFWTc5v6t58nb
https://youtu.be/WLGaAE4_RjQ?si=sSNi5Pg4DEccUgXr
https://youtu.be/qzy7-UXLdH4?si=L1kjOZpQOmhD4JSu
If a vehicle is going to be completely dependent on software for basic functions, then owners should be able to at least replace or patch that software with standardized freely available tools.
I'm with you, though. This is a place where consumer protection needs to be bolstered.
imo a reasonable middle ground is to prevent companies from locking down access to the vehicle's computers. owners should be able to root and self-manage the software, even if that software has to be painstakingly reverse engineered.
ofc the safety critical systems make that trickier but still.
My heart goes out to any Fisker owners who purchased one of these soon to be bricks at full sticker.
>Car publications were already warning consumers to steer clear of the Ocean as early as this March, despite massive price cuts that saw these electric SUVs being offered for less than $25,000. A New York-based company called American Lease was less deterred by this warning and in June agreed to purchase the remaining Fisker inventory—approximately 3,300 cars for a total of $46.3 million dollars.
Maybe they can make the vehicles work. Maybe they can sell the parts to existing owners.
In the worst case, what's the scrap value of the packs and other components?
"It is our intention to collaborate with the Fisker Owners Association to create a universally beneficial pipeline of parts as well as technical and mechanical support."
Sounds like an excuse, more so if they didn't disclose what the 'technical matter' is.
Might be a 'You bought a House, but not the frontage road, pay more sucker' play.
So, the issue becomes "how to fix this"? This very same site tells me that EU-style hardcore regulation "makes it impossible to run a business", so, I'm open to suggestions, other than "Open Source Everything and Rewrite it in Rust"?
