Speaking from the point of view of a parts supplier, I will say that you can make the most sophisticated immobilizer. You sell it to a human being. That human being owns that vehicle and maintains and services that vehicle, but it might be three, four, six or eight years out from when you made the immobilizer. Vehicles are different from some of the updates people run on their own phones.
On April 15th, 2024. See this statement in context.