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One also has to think about whether there will be a business case for Tesla (since that’s the maker we are discussing) to keep all legacy software and make a mechanism available to distribute it to the public, or if royalty fees and potential litigation would make or break

…the case to do so. For example, if someone used the autopilot software that was responsible for some of the accidents that have been publicized in recent years, would there be a liability for the company even though they may have satisfied recall requirements? What if someone wrote new software that caused the brakes to randomly stop working or the steering to suddenly turn hard left? Or would the car even allow you to download software that didn’t come from Tesla’s servers with appropriate permission to do so?

Maybe I’m overthinking it and none of this will happen, but sometimes it appears that people are not aware of the complexities of modern vehicles, and how things have changed in the automotive industry, to the point that the old school ways are virtually unrecognizable in comparison to the current (and future, likely) industry.

We’ll see, I guess, if we live long enough, that is.

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