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Old car is massive amounts of mechanotechnical engineering, with some software for keeping the beast under control and provide some basic entertainement. New c
by PeterStuer 1y ago
Old car is massive amounts of mechanotechnical engineering, with some software for keeping the beast under control and provide some basic entertainement.
New car is basically a computer on a simple chassis with an equally simple drive train. Software and battery tech is everything.
- smilekzs 1y agoI'd argue that chassis tech is more sophisticated in the BEV case due to more weight. Adaptive dampers, air springs, rear-axle steering, etc. might not be necessary on a comparably sized ICE vehicle. OTOH, ABS and ESP systems can achieve similar or even better results with less complexity because motor torque control is inherently low-latency, which can also complement brake deployment (hydraulics is not as well behaved as e-motor). You do get rid of emissions control and tiny little sensors / flap actuators sprinkled all around the engine bay, so yeah, probably overall still a simplification win, but I doubt you can get very far without "massive amounts of [Mechatronics] engineering".