How the car industry got computer as its wheels

A car is increasingly becoming like a cell phone. After a consumer buys a phone, the hardware does not change but the software keeps updating and improving.

Passenger cars and other vehicles are now following the same model, especially for electric and hybrid versions. Various software that run different systems of a car need periodic updates for improving performance and sending activity data to the automobile company. Now, computing-heavy electric cars are creating a different paradigm for the automotive sector. A car is now a computer on wheels and it is creating challenges for legacy carmakers.