Comment on When EV startups shut down, will their cars still work?

• 0x0@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Most cars nowadays, EV or not, are cloud-connected and designed with build-in obsolescence.

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  • Kbobabob@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So why couldn’t a Haltech and an aftermarket infotainment system work?

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    • noxy@yiffit.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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    • Thetimefarm@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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    • nomous@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Everything is locked down behind propriety firmware and protocols.

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