If it’s a safety system, it might be “have the car taken to the dealership on a flatbed truck”. Also, some people don’t live near a dealership.
Like it or not, all modern cars are connected - for the maps if nothing else - and if a car is capable of an OTA update, I say do it. I don’t see how a dealership adds anything other than cost which will always discourage updates from being made at all.
And I actually think physical updates are easier - connect a laptop to the ECU, and you’re done. It’s generally only OTA updates that use code signing/etc.
If it’s a safety system, it might be “have the car taken to the dealership on a flatbed truck”. Also, some people don’t live near a dealership.
Like it or not, all modern cars are connected - for the maps if nothing else - and if a car is capable of an OTA update, I say do it. I don’t see how a dealership adds anything other than cost which will always discourage updates from being made at all.
And I actually think physical updates are easier - connect a laptop to the ECU, and you’re done. It’s generally only OTA updates that use code signing/etc.