From the article: "Sadly, since the new Sync runs on a totally different hardware, vehicles that shipped with the old version will not get the new hotness."
This is the #1 reason why I'm not interested in high-tech displays and car automation from the car manufacturers.
I drive an 18-year-old car, mostly because I enjoy not having a car payment. I'd rather deal with an ancient cassette deck than have more of my dashboard functionality imprisoned in an ancient (and possibly poor-performing) UI that cannot be upgraded.
This is the #1 reason why I'm not interested in high-tech displays and car automation from the car manufacturers.
I drive an 18-year-old car, mostly because I enjoy not having a car payment. I'd rather deal with an ancient cassette deck than have more of my dashboard functionality imprisoned in an ancient (and possibly poor-performing) UI that cannot be upgraded.