Honestly a car is one of the items where I could see a safety aspect outweighing... y'know... compared to a game console.
Not saying cars should be locked down like this, I really don't know and my first 'hacker' instinct is to say it should be free-as-in-freedom, but the argument has an extra dimension to it when compared to the Nintendo Switch.
Related to Mercedes saying they take responsibility if their self driving car crashes. It's certainly arguable if you don't take the upgrade they can stop taking responsibility at some point.
Not saying cars should be locked down like this, I really don't know and my first 'hacker' instinct is to say it should be free-as-in-freedom, but the argument has an extra dimension to it when compared to the Nintendo Switch.