• Ulrich@feddit.org
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    2 months ago

    Ehhh I think it is. You should pretty much expect all of those things from any new car.

    Consumers have spoken and they don’t care about privacy, reliability or repairability.

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      2 months ago

      Concept cars are, by definition, not actually finished. Nobody will be able to buy the car that was being shown at the car show. The car that will be on sale in 2-3 years will be a thematically similar but fundamentally different creature.

      Things like the onboard computer software/hardware/data sharing model won’t be defined yet. VW’s first party servicing costs or the price of replacement brake pads are not defined yet. It’ll be a job for a future car journalist to report on all those things once it’s actually defined.

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        2 months ago

        Yes I understand what a concept car is. That changes nothing about my comment because it wasn’t about this specific car.

        Things like the onboard computer software/hardware/data sharing model won’t be defined yet.

        Yes it is. It will use the same software and data sharing model as every other VW. They’re not going to create entirely new ones just for this vehicle.

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          2 months ago

          They’re not going to create entirely new ones just for this vehicle.

          If you read the article (I know, controversial) you’ll see that that’s exactly what they’re suggesting they’re doing, yes.

          Personally I wouldn’t hold my breath that it’ll be better, but it is going to be completely different to their current software stack.

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              VW says the production version of the ID. EVERY1 will be the company’s first vehicle to feature a new “powerful” software architecture that promises over-the-air updates. (Software has proven to be a bit of a pain for VW, with bugs and infrequent updates plaguing its ID family of vehicles for years.)

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      2 months ago

      A lot of that isn’t known until nearly the last minute. Especially any of the hard metrics like mp/kwh, range, and especially any infotainment specifics.