Most of the development is outsourced through so many levels it might as well be done on mars. "Hardware design? Yes we do that all here in Germany. Oh about th

Most of the development is outsourced through so many levels it might as well be done on mars. "Hardware design? Yes we do that all here in Germany. Oh about the software? No we don't do software." Manufacturers still have not realized that the software is crucial and cannot be regarded as a cost-center which needs to be outsourced at the lowest possible cost. And it's quite obvious that they don't do much testing at all, either (even without knowing they don't, it's obvious). It's the only way how you can end up with for example a reversing camera that practically never works if you start the car in R.