- Car companies have big dreams for software features, connected services and more as they aim to make “smartphones on wheels.”
- But the bankruptcy of one such automaker in China is showing what can go wrong when software support evaporates.
- How do car companies ensure their products will work for the long haul?
Last year, ahead of leasing a Kia EV6, I sold a 2002 Toyota 4Runner I had owned for several years to a friend. I had barely been driving the old truck by the end of my time with it; it was slow, it was thirsty and it was good for Home Depot runs and snow days…

