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Yes. It's obviously common practice to partition systems in cars. The infotainment is not running the ABS or airbags. That said, the people who work on infotai
by jasonwatkinspdx 7y ago
Yes. It's obviously common practice to partition systems in cars. The infotainment is not running the ABS or airbags.
That said, the people who work on infotainment have to take safety very seriously too. Even just static visual imagery can cause distracting optical effects if it's high contrast or the right shape/pattern. Anything with motion or audio presents very real risks.
If you take the 30k foot view, tbh, the auto world seems kinda nuts. We buy objects that are a sizeable fraction of our annual income if not more, that very rapidly depreciate, and then 20 years later we toss them out as scrap metal to recyclers.
- mjevans 7y agoThere are many parts to cars. Don't forget the basic ones: exposed to the elements for decades, driven across uneven bumpy bits, even the 'consumable' parts also degrade fairly rapidly... For an electric, I'm unsure on the long-term life of motors. Batteries are the main consumable, but are actually safer and simpler compared to hot oil and fuel separated by thin gaskets. Still, even with the consumables exempted, I'm not sure that cars actually seeing road-salts in the winter and scorching sun in the summer last that long (40 years seems optimistic, and I know I HATE being behind any 'classic' ICE that no longer has to pass emissions).