Why High Tech Cars Might Age Like Smartphones

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Software defined vehicles offer advantages their analog rivals can‘t compete with. But the hardware and software in them needs to be maintained, and some owners have found their cars suddenly obsolete or without key features. CNBC talked with industry figures, including Rivian Chief Software Officer Wassym Bensaid about the promise of software defined vehicles and how his company is trying to handle the challenges this new form of ownership poses. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:22 Chapter 1: Software-defined cars 02:34 Chapter 2: The problem 04:39 Chapter 3: Keep it running Produced by: Robert Ferris Shot and edited by: Darren Geeter Additional Camera: Andrew Evers Senior Managing Producer: Tala Hadavi Additional footage: Getty Images » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision About CNBC: From 'Wall Street' to 'Main Street' to award winning original documentaries and Reality TV series, CNBC has you covered

Tags: Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, Xiaomi, Xpeng, BYD, Chinese cars, EV, electric vehicles, software defined vehicle, Full self driving, AI cars, autopilot

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