Comment by bri3d
7 months ago
I don’t agree that OTA should be banned, but I do think that additionally restricting in-motion OTA could be reasonable. OTA which is always opt in and modal is no different from diagnostic port updates except that it cuts out the need for a dealer visit. This seems fine to me.
Yeah I am fine with OTA updates affecting anything as long as they are explicitly opt-in. I'd support mandating a physical switch that controls the power to the modem to be present.
There’s usually a fuse you can pull for the telematics/modem unit
That's exactly what I do with mine but apparently more and more manufacturers are putting the modem unit behind the same fuse that powers something essential.