OEMs test which over-the-air updates you want (and will pay for)

Ok, we’re a fair few years off commercially available autonomous vehicles. But today’s cars are advanced analytic data centers on wheels, with capabilities that can be added, amended, or expanded with a simple over-the-air (OTA) update. Automakers can choose when (and if) to turn on certain features–and it’s at a price. This week writer Martin SFP Bryant raised the issue on Twitter in response to the latest Mercedes-Benz update . 🙄 🙄 “Mercedes-Benz will electronically limit the steering angle of the rear wheels, but there will be an option after purchase to pay the company more money to increase that steering…

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