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I worked for one of the top 5 car manufacturer in the 2000s in the head unit development division. One mantra at the time was that the car should never implicat
by Lutzb 5y ago
I worked for one of the top 5 car manufacturer in the 2000s in the head unit development division. One mantra at the time was that the car should never implicate its driver. Marketing was afraid of the backlash. So we were required not to keep logs of e.g. speed, pedal positions, g forces and so on. The only exception was anything related to the convertible folding roof. So many people reported failure when it was most likely caused by opening it while accelerating to fast. So for this case the do not implicate rule was relaxed.
I am no longer working in this area, but I guess the do-not-implicate rule was dropped.
- queuep 5y agoI went into the ditch last year in a new car and car had some repairable damages. I asked the dealership if I could get some logs from the car. Apparently there were no logs. I wanted to see the logs as it felt like the ABS didn’t engage and I wanted to see and review what actions I took so I might be more prepared if there is ever a next time.
- carlhjerpe 5y agoAs long as the data is and stays mine I'd be happy to have all telemetry possible.
- Lutzb 5y agoThe issue they were afraid of back then was that some jurisdiction might force the company to enable law enforcement to extract data from the car.