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> are developed as a partnership (usually) between a vendor and the auto company. Depending on the manufacturer this is true for most of the car nowadays, righ
by CSSer 5y ago
> are developed as a partnership (usually) between a vendor and the auto company.
Depending on the manufacturer this is true for most of the car nowadays, right? I watched an engineering teardown of the new all-electric Mustang Mach E recently and they even used different vendors (which produced parts of vastly different calibers of quality) for the rear and front motors[0].
Point taken about ceding the branding power to the vendor, especially when that vendor is big and scary like Apple or Google.
[0]: https://youtu.be/jWOPMtejm_Y?t=768 https://youtu.be/jWOPMtejm_Y?t=768
- sircastor 5y ago>Depending on the manufacturer this is true for most of the car nowadays, right? I believe so. I was thinking specifically of the OS work and how it would be contracted out to a provider, and the hardware for the Infotainment would go out to another. > I watched an engineering teardown of the new all-electric Mustang Mach E recently and they even used different vendors (which produced parts of vastly different calibers of quality) for the rear and front motors[0]. One of the interesting things about EVs is that a lot of traditional OEMs don't have the expertise in-house, so things like motors (which would normally be something in-house) end up being designed and manufactured by someone else.