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[DreamensioN]

I look forward to the day when VW allow over the air updates. Parked in my garage, I can easily see my home wifi and I can connect to it through the wireless network from the car. Would be sweet just to be able to hotspot a phone (or connect to the home wifi network), and then just do a "check for updates" button press on the headunit.

[DR074]

Ditto.

[zzc2010]

After the update, the software is still 0814.

The maps updated from 62 to 68.

SW updates can only be done in VW Services

[spacemannz]

I look forward to the day when VW allow over the air updates. Parked in my garage, I can easily see my home wifi and I can connect to it through the wireless network from the car. Would be sweet just to be able to hotspot a phone (or connect to the home wifi network), and then just do a "check for updates" button press on the headunit.

...it’s 2018... it should be constantly updating in the background and never need us to push a button to trigger updates. Same with firmware... should be freely available and over the air. Tesla have got that bit right.

[jrgti]

...it’s 2018... it should be constantly updating in the background and never need us to push a button to trigger updates. Same with firmware... should be freely available and over the air. Tesla have got that bit right.

Personally would prefer restrictions on any sort of any long range wireless connectivity. Secondly I wouldn't want the VW to be silently updating the software....I mean VW/Bosch are well known to be experts at inserting hidden intelligent algorithms. Who outside of VW vets the software anyway?? Wouldn't want it to become a bloat virus like the current iteration of Windows OS (Windows 10).
A New Wireless Hack Can Unlock 100 Million Volkswagens | WIRED

[Transporter]

Hmm... What a fancy name for hacker, computer scientist researcher. Of course one can hack anything, man built it’ll, man can break into it.

[spacemannz]

Personally would prefer restrictions on any sort of any long range wireless connectivity. Secondly I wouldn't want the VW to be silently updating the software....I mean VW/Bosch are well known to be experts at inserting hidden intelligent algorithms. Who outside of VW vets the software anyway?? Wouldn't want it to become a bloat virus like the current iteration of Windows OS (Windows 10).
A New Wireless Hack Can Unlock 100 Million Volkswagens | WIRED

Fair point - I was dreaming. It’s 2018, software is bloated, buggy and leaky

[DR074]

hmmm, that describes my wife. Bloated, buggy and leaky. I shall call her.....Software

Good article, lucky we have Insurance.