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@spaf And people wonder why I won't get into a car that has any of the controls "By-Wire"
I've worked with computers for 30+ years, I know better than to get into anything controlled by one.
@ShredderFeeder @spaf one of my criteria for my next car will be that it has a manual transmission because I continue to have no trust in throttle by wire
if that shit goes stupid on a vehicle with a manual, quick left foot stomp, and safely exit the road. it's a non-issue
@vxo Yeah, I drive a 2010 Mustang right now. Throttle is by wire, but brakes and steering are not. I still don't like it, the responsiveness of the throttle sucks compared to a good old-fashioned throttle-cable..
That being said, even my car is too computer controlled for me. I had to replace the ECU last summer, and it was a GIANT pain in the ass to get done.
(computer-free) cars are easy to work on, and a car has a life-span of about 20-25 years... A computer has a lifespan of about 5. When the computer fails, the car becomes a fucking brick.
@vxo Well, the morons at Ford put this one right next to the hot water return to the radiator..
And to be fair, it failed at 14 years... But it failed so spectacularly and was a giant pain to diagnose because it presented as a dozen different symptoms... AC malfunctions, misfires, random check-engines that were completely unrelated to each other...
And of course nobody makes this ECU anymore, so I had to find a refurb (for $1300) and pray the same thing wasn't wrong with it...
Wouldn't have happened if the car had a carburetor. :)
@ShredderFeeder @spaf You remind me of a guy I used to work with. He was previously a software manager at Boeing.
He didn't fly. Especially not when the autopilot might need to be used. *Especially* when trying to land in fog.
@dragonsidedd I've never worked for Boeing, but I don't fly either....When a buddy of mine told me about "Auto Landing" I noped out immediately. Fuck that noise.
@ShredderFeeder @spaf LOL I met the guy while making a bug tracking system for a company that makes electronic control modules for engines.
Two things I learned:
1. When you press the accelerator you are just *asking the computer* to send more gas, not actually opening a valve
2. The computer that controls your engine has a shit-ton of bugs (or at least it did back in the early oughts)
@dragonsidedd ECUs are universally shit. But when the ECU is connected to a system that is also connected to the internet, thats way worse.
In 2016 a couple of researchers remotely took over a jeep on the highway. They did things like blast the radio and AC, then shut the engine down on the freeway...
https://youtu.be/MK0SrxBC1xs?si=pFQIyrUEjrZOJdGQ
In my car I ripped out the microsoft sync and stock entertainment center when I found out it had a two way signaling line to the ODB system. Replaced it with an aftermarket pioneer and severed that connection.
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