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What if you don't want OTA features, but a simple car you can fix separately form the manufacturer's supply chain? This might not be a huge concern for the HN demographic, but it is for developing countries operating whatever vehicles the EU deems too dangerous or polluting for their roads. There are no PCBs making their way to Central Asia. The problem with black boxes is that they work until they don't. In some cas…
Yeah, there's some problems with the approach. But I guess if you had an old one, you could install some open source software, or replace the whole computer. I assume it would cost a few hundred bucks at most. It's peanuts compared to engine, or in electric car, battery work. The main board on an iphone is taking a really small part of the whole nowadays. https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/JtBACGbyZcYSdBfL.hug..…
Re: Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant until 2022
#491My point is that you won't be able to replace the whole computer if you're disconnected from the supply chain. A few hundred bucks is more than those cars are worth by the time they are exported to those countries.