Re:Car computing and navigation (Score 1)

Client-server connections to update the map databases in automotive navigation systems are under development. But there are obstacles of cost (who buys the software and hardware updates) and coordination (who gets the auto OEM, mobile telco, software, and hardware vendors all together). It's a very complicated value chain that takes time to build, even when the tech exists already. As far as the map data quality goes, it's hard to keep a digital map up-to-date. It takes months to get the data into the systems and in use by actual consumers. In the meantime the roads and the rest of the world keep changing. There is a natural decay in the quality of the data. All the more reason to keep pushing for client-server connections to all those navigation boxes.