Re: Brainless Cars - Honda Recalls Masses for "Software Error"

WokieSux282@ud0s4.net <WokieSux283@ud0s4.net> wrote:

On 1/30/25 4:31 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

But by and large it is that way, and software upgrades are so simple
that the necessity of testing everything is somewhat lower.

 
  Um, not so "simple" if the thing conks out on
  you in the middle of a blizzard or giant fire
  evac ....

A few years ago firefighters were complaining that the new
Mercedes-Benz G-Wagons that the state forest fire service had
converted to small fire trucks were limiting speed to 40Km/hr if
their computer detected smoke.

All cars have some quirk or other that is removed in updated parts or
some such.
My [automatic] car will respond to simultaneous application of the
accelerator and brakes with a warning, disabling the anti-skid,
rendering the cruise control inoperative and shouting 'Handbrake fault'
'gearbox fault' and one other which I forget.
I have to reboot the car twice to stop all of it.
 
Apparently there is a brake switch update that fixes it.

 
  Over-complication. Should be banned in critical systems.

In your original case of fuel injection mishaps, the emissions
regulations probably mean they're banned from omitting complex
computations that work out the ideal mix to make minimum CO2,
which may well have been the source of that bug.

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