Given the number of systems operating semi-independently, implemented using general-purpose microcontrollers/CPUs rather than having their logic implemented in hardware, it seems a bit short-sighted to be relying on physical access to every single car to deliver the updates. VW, I am dissappoint.
I think it's where legacy car companies are making the biggset mistakes at the moment. Especially as they historically farm out all sensors etc to 3rd parties etc.
This is a pic of the original software being installed on the ID.3 at the factory:
Phase 1 (of two) takes 7 hours with a USB stick ffs.
Given the number of systems operating semi-independently, implemented using general-purpose microcontrollers/CPUs rather than having their logic implemented in hardware, it seems a bit short-sighted to be relying on physical access to every single car to deliver the updates. VW, I am dissappoint.