The fact that this one can be rebooted (by the end user, as a matter of course, and it's no big deal) without any hackery whatsoever, and the car can still be driven, makes the system look very good actually.
The joke fits better with the other computers in the car, which were not the subject of the article.
It may be a generational thing. It sounds terrible to me, but I have a car whose computer lasted 30 years before needing attention, and then it was for failing solder joints.
The fact that this one can be rebooted (by the end user, as a matter of course, and it's no big deal) without any hackery whatsoever, and the car can still be driven, makes the system look very good actually.
The joke fits better with the other computers in the car, which were not the subject of the article.