Comment on When EV startups shut down, will their cars still work?
0x0@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
That’s cool and scary but it also (mostly) applies to most new ICE cars as well.
Comment on When EV startups shut down, will their cars still work?
0x0@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
That’s cool and scary but it also (mostly) applies to most new ICE cars as well.
Kbobabob@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Can you explain how? I’m at a bit of a loss how.
0x0@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Most cars nowadays, EV or not, are cloud-connected and designed with build-in obsolescence.
Kbobabob@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
So why couldn’t a Haltech and an aftermarket infotainment system work?
noxy@yiffit.net 3 weeks ago
No such aftermarket infotainment systems exist. Modern cars are way too locked down and way too tightly integrated for an aftermarket to feasibly exist.
Which SUCKS, I miss the DIN system in older cars where you could just put nearly any head unit in nearly any car. Sadly those days are gone.
Thetimefarm@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I don’t think a Haltech ECU would pass inspection in most US states. I’ve had trouble getting my golf inspected with just a cat and a flash tune. There are emissions readiness monitors in most stock ECUs that need to show up for it to pass. The exhaust and tune i have aren’t even sold anymore because of the increasing number of legal restrictions. I get why it has to be that way but it does suck for people who want to work on their car.
nomous@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Everything is locked down behind propriety firmware and protocols.