(Bloomberg) — You hate them on your phone and dread them on your computer — now, those pesky software updates are coming to your car.
Carmakers led by Tesla Motors Inc. are pushing over-the-air Wi-Fi and 3G or 4G wireless downloads to add functions such as self-parking and to upgrade performances of their vehicles. It's prompting suppliers like NXP Semiconductors NV, Ericsson AB and Gemalto NV to celebrate as car builders fight to keep hackers out.
"As soon as you connect anything to the Internet, there's a hacking risk," said Jonathan Olson, a security expert at Ericsson, which sells wireless networks to clients from mobile carriers to carmakers like Volvo AB. "We protect the software that's sent to a vehicle and make sure it hasn't been tampered with, while policing who connects to the car."
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