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Software fixes now account for over 20% of car recalls (www.techspot.com)
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There are about 100 million lines of code in modern cars, according to PwC – far more than a passenger jet running 14 million lines of code, or a fighter jet with about 25 million. Therefore, it should come as little surprise that software fixes now account for over 20 percent of automotive recalls, according to an analysis of 10 years of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data by DeMayo Law, as reported by Ars Technica. For better or worse, this represents a significant shift in how recalls are handled.

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[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 14 points 2 days ago

Even the ones built before can have some bullshit. But I'm with you.

Had to replace a totalled, paid off car in 2019...best value was a 2016. Fortunately (to quote Monty Python) "it's not got much spam in it!". It already has a couple minor glitches with the "cool" features, like the stupid keyless system.

I will happily pay thousands to fix what's wrong on my early 2000's vehicle, just so I don't have to get all that BS.

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