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Has this ever happened to you? Good god, i want less SW in a car, not more. W/o power steering i can at least control a vehicle, only the brake pressure lost is
by palemoonale 3y ago
Has this ever happened to you? Good god, i want less SW in a car, not more. W/o power steering i can at least control a vehicle, only the brake pressure lost is a serious problem.
Same with keyless starters, i remember this story about some French car experiencing a kind of highway run-off that couldn't be stopped due to this BS solution to a non-existing problem.
"But hey, that's not innovative enough"
- grogenaut 3y agoYes, I've had: - cruise get stuck on, car didn't have disable cruise on breaks - gas pedal stuck under seat mat - gas pedal siezed on due to cable issue - brake pedal failure to master cylinder - steering wheel slipping during turns - shift lever disconnect - breaks failed due to cracked rotor - breaks failed due to leaking master cylinder shit breaks a lot when you'e been driving for 35+ years
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y agoYup. Got a set of Saturn Vue gearshift linkage cables in the garage because one broke and left the car in a non-drivable state and it had to be towed home. I have the entire assemblies because I was able to get by with just replacing the broken part and not entire cable going through the firewall. I could go through a list of critical mechanical systems that have broken on cars I've driven over the years, including my beloved Toyota pickup. > i want less SW in a car, not more I just want Good Engineering Practice. Good engineering encompasses a lot, including doing a DFMEA (Design Failure Modes Effects Analysis) that will advise whether the software system is safer than the hardware linkage or vice versa.