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eyesee on May 21, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Now your car is a cybersecurity risk, too

You get an update prompt on screen (and on your phone). The car asks you to schedule a time to install (normally 1 AM) or allows you to update immediately.

When an update is triggered (manually or on a timer) you get a 2-minute countdown to restart and then it will install.

barefootcoder on May 21, 2021 [–]

So “we had to call an ambulance because the car was installing updates” is a real potential scenario?

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