Analysis-Tesla software updates allow quick fixes - and taking risks


FILE PHOTO - A student learns how to drive  in a Tesla learns at the Emirates Driving Institute which offers students to learn how to drive on luxury cars in Dubai United Arab Emirates June 14 2021.  REUTERSAbdel hadi Ramahi

FILE PHOTO - A student learns how to drive in a Tesla learns at the Emirates Driving Institute which offers students to learn how to drive on luxury cars, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Abdel hadi Ramahi

(Reuters) - Tesla Inc's ability to quickly issue safety patches via remote software updates is an approach other automakers eye enviously, but that also carries risk as cars become more like rolling computers.

Investors have awarded Tesla's leadership on in-car software with a market value of $905 billion that dwarfs traditional carmakers, many of which are now scrambling to roll out their own ability to offer over-the-air software updates.

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