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... Fisker now believes there is no way to transfer the information connected to each SUV to a new server ...
There is absolutely a way. It might be hard, but there is a way.
I was thinking the same thing, but the article doesn't go into any detail. So the information is on a Fisker server and associated with each vehicle? If so, moving it to another server seems like basic data managment.
Not an expert, but the only thing I can imagine is that it's related to certificates or keypairs used for encrypted communication / authentication. Afaik ssl certificates can be issued to a given company, for example, and might become invalid when that company no longer exists. Or it becomes impossible to issue new ones.
Something in that vein, maybe.
My other guess was that they've hard-coded an IP address in their firmware and they've already sold off the IP range.
Or they fired all the technical staff and no longer have anyone left that "does the computers" (as my parents say about my job as a software engineer)
The problem is not cars that use software - that is inevitable and OTA updates are far superior (if properly secure) than having to take the thing into a shop.
The problem is these people can't or won't write databases and systems that transfer from one data center to another. That stinks of either incompetence or bad faith.
Via USB is even better, this way you don't need your car to be online
Well this seems to go against all sorts of disaster recovery practices, so I'm torn between believing they are truly incompetent or they are just lying.
What cloud based information could my physical car need to be operational? I know the shift to software defined cars means there is more relience on tech and the company that makes the car but what could they possibly be keeping server side? If it's needed to use the car what would happen if you drive the car somewhere there isn't wifi/cell service? Does the car just stop?
this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2024
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