Old Guy
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I appreciate the insight. For those who criticize “large established companies” not being able to change and adapt, I think there are many examples that disprove that. It may take a bit to get the ship turned, but they can turn and do a great job doing so, if they have the right leadership and commitment.
I’d still like to know why, in a car with a largely new electronics architecture, nobody thought to put in a modern, high-speed connection (such as Ethernet or USB-C to update the software. A 512KBbps interface in the 21st century is stupid. Frankly, I’d Ford developed an optional dealer-installed upgrade interface, I’d pay for it!
For my 2011 Ford Explorer we used to download Sync updates to a thumb drive and then load it into the usb port in the car with the motor running for half an hour or so. Sync was pretty much awful then but the updates fixed it. Not exactly OTA but it worked.
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