We just bought a new car and the guy who sells the warranties was going through how much it cost to replace things due to the electronics, and I just couldn’t stop thinking it’s it even worth the electronics then?
Obviously stuff is unavoidable, the airbags and seatbelt systems work together, that makes sense. But other stuff… Does the console need to be a full on network connected computer? I just want to play music and show maps from my phone. The different drive mode settings can be an internal rest API or physical buttons. Fuel efficiency displays are just simple polls to an internal rest API endpoint that any component could confirm to.
It’s far worse than overcomplicated, it’s negligently designed. The CAN bus is exposed through the exterior lighting in many new vehicles giving anyone with a $3 dongle access nearly all functions (door locks, alarm, engine control).
We just bought a new car and the guy who sells the warranties was going through how much it cost to replace things due to the electronics, and I just couldn’t stop thinking it’s it even worth the electronics then?
Obviously stuff is unavoidable, the airbags and seatbelt systems work together, that makes sense. But other stuff… Does the console need to be a full on network connected computer? I just want to play music and show maps from my phone. The different drive mode settings can be an internal rest API or physical buttons. Fuel efficiency displays are just simple polls to an internal rest API endpoint that any component could confirm to.
It’s far worse than overcomplicated, it’s negligently designed. The CAN bus is exposed through the exterior lighting in many new vehicles giving anyone with a $3 dongle access nearly all functions (door locks, alarm, engine control).