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This must be an acronym mixup. We’re talking about the Media Control Unit, i.e. the giant screen in the center of the dashboard responsible for zero safety-crit
by mikeash 8y ago
This must be an acronym mixup. We’re talking about the Media Control Unit, i.e. the giant screen in the center of the dashboard responsible for zero safety-critical systems.
- h4b4n3r0 8y agoMCU in the case of braking and steering is “micro controller unit”.
- mikeash 8y agoYeah, those definitely aren’t running Linux, and the guy here wasn’t working on them.
- rurban 8y agoYes, The infotainment stuff, like the screen, internal lights, speakers are connected via a low profile third bus system, certainly not the main CAN bus or profibus or firewire. Some, like in the BMW even via WiFi. These are the systems usually used with Linux or Windows or Android. On top of the important stuff.