> I think it's fair to say cars today are packed with more and more full blown cpus since 2010 onwards ISO standardized the CANbus, which is a networked messag

> I think it's fair to say cars today are packed with more and more full blown cpus since 2010 onwards ISO standardized the CANbus, which is a networked message-based protocol for components talking to eachother. It was first developed by Bosch. Intel started making chips in the early 90s. By the time you get to the Saab 9-5 (1999) you have CANBus running all over the car. The drivers seat? There's 5 motors, a heater, adjusters, buttons,etc. That all talks to the central computer and can be diagnosed by talking to it with a diagnosis device you plug into the OBD2 connector. this is fantastic because the microcontroller can detect the position of the seat for example - run tests and use hall effect sensors to determine what is the problem. This sucks if you don't have a TECHII diagnosis tool. So it's not new - it's in fact very established!