What happens to a car when…

[wtg]

… the company behind its software goes under?

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/02/what-happens-to-a-car-when-the-company-behind-its-software-goes-under/

[ShiroKuro]

@wtg yeah, I don’t want a subscription for my car and I dont want something like this:

some models won’t unlock at all unless a phone running the manufacturer’s app is within range.

[Mik]

My Tesla early adopted friend just went through this. There';s an auxiliary 12V battery. If it runs down you are screwed. You can't replace it because the Frunk release is operated by it. He was locked in for a while.

This is not selling me on electric cars.

[ShiroKuro]

@Mik said in What happens to a car when…:

He was locked in for a while.

Wait, do you mean he was locked inside his car??

[Mik]

Yep.