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An app-based Prius rental went awry when their software apparently needed rebooting in order to permit the Prius to start and there was insufficient cellular signal to do that remotely. Apparently thre renter was then warned to not turn it off because they had used their allotment of restarts.

Driver stranded after connected rental car can’t call home | Ars Technica

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Tesla's computer is about 6 years ahead of Toyota & VW.

Tesla teardown finds electronics 6 years ahead of Toyota and VW - Nikkei Asian Review

Sunday musings - let's suppose that BEVs were the predominant mode of transportation the last 100 years instead of petrol cars. Now a new thing called an internal combustion engine comes alongs. Would we be saying "What do you mean we have to stop by this thing called a gas station?" "This maintence plan is crazy: oil, spark plugs, timing belt."