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It wasn't software though. It was an immobilizer chip, which is hardware, that they didn't put in the car. They cheaped out on a part, sure, but it wasn't faulty nor was it software.
Oh shit i thought that was a software gone wrong they couldn't easily update.
That's crazy.
Edit: but they are doing software to fix it, ~~which wasn't always working at least initially.~~ which still isn't stopping all thefts. Thefts are still elevated with the update, but less than without.
Edit: this might be why