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The constraint at the center of the software-defined vehicle business case is a lifecycle mismatch: physical cars are built to last years, sometimes decades, while software platforms run on a different clock.
The auto industry has built a compelling pitch around what software-defined vehicles can do that older architectures cannot. It has not answered how long those advantages last.
Automakers and many customers have accepted the argument that software-defined cars offer capabilities that fixed-hardware vehicles cannot match.
A car that receives updates after purchase is a different kind of asset from one frozen at factory specification; manufacturers can improve performance and add features long after delivery.
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