Regulate OTA car updates like recalls

Updated: 2025.11.29 7D ago 2 sources
When automakers can push code that can stall engines on the highway, OTA pipelines become safety‑critical infrastructure. Require staged rollouts, automatic rollback, pre‑deployment hazard testing, and incident reporting for any update touching powertrain or battery management. — Treating OTA updates as regulated safety events would modernize vehicle oversight for software‑defined cars and prevent mass, in‑motion failures.

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Airbus Issues Major A320 Recall, Threatening Global Flight Disruption
msmash 2025.11.29 85% relevant
The Airbus bulletin requires a mass software reversion before aircraft can fly—exactly the kind of safety‑critical over‑the‑air/software update problem that the 'Regulate OTA car updates like recalls' idea treats as a regulated safety domain (staged rollouts, automatic rollback, pre‑deployment testing). The event shows aviation needs the same kind of pre‑deployment controls, audit trails, and remediation rules being proposed for cars.
Software Update Bricks Some Jeep 4xe Hybrids Over the Weekend
BeauHD 2025.10.13 100% relevant
Jeep’s Uconnect telematics update caused Wrangler 4xe hybrids to lose power while driving and left owners stranded before a subsequent OTA fix.
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