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My 2006 Mazda MX-5 is super reliable and has very little modern car "technology"--the kind that requires firmware updates, Internet connectivity, phone apps, pa
by sterwill 7y ago
My 2006 Mazda MX-5 is super reliable and has very little modern car "technology"--the kind that requires firmware updates, Internet connectivity, phone apps, paid software upgrades, etc. I'm not claiming there isn't complexity in its design, just that the subsystems behind the driving and comfort controls are simple and reliable. The switches are physical buttons and they toggle pins on a microcontroller or make/break a relay contact. This is so much better than poking through touch panel menus.
- bluGill 7y agoYeah, in 1980 they were complaining about computers on the engine. Today we complain about updates. What will we complain about in 30 years I don't know, but it will be something.
- blaser-waffle 7y ago"Back in my day we didn't need no fancy Q-bits to run an engine! Deuterium these days is expensive!"