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It’s doesn’t have to be that way. SDV are cheaper to build, easier to automate during build, and let the manufacturer do over the air updates. Those are good things. They also let manufacturers be more creative with buttons, screens, and co trols , that can go either way. And of course bmw (and others) show us manufacturers will try to leverage the capability for subscriptions. That will suck