You hear it all the time: New cars are complicated. Automakers could make them less complicated, but that’s not really their bag, so instead we can only watch as software sinks its claws ever deeper into every aspect of driving. Long gone are the days when control units were siloed and tied to ancillary features; today, everything from entertainment to safety to propulsion itself runs through code. And when there’s a problem with that code, the effects can be catastrophic. Just ask Volkswagen Tiguan owners. The Tiguan was completely revamped for the 2025 model year, and, as spotted by CarBuzz, just under 50,000 examples of the compact SUV are already…
Welcome to 2026, Where a Simple Software Glitch Can Kill an Entire Car
