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

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

On 30/01/2025 01:41, WokieSux282@ud0s4.net wrote:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14337589/Major-car-brand-recalls-290-000-vehicles-America-dangerous-engine-issue.html >
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Honda will recall 294,612 vehicles in the U.S. to fix an
issue that may cause engines to stall or suffer a loss of
power, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
said on Wednesday.
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The recall affects certain 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type-S,
2023-2025 Honda Pilot  and 21-2025 Acura TLX Type-S
vehicles.
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A software error in the fuel injection electronic control
unit (FI-ECU) may cause an engine stall or a loss of power,
increasing the risk of a crash or injury, the U.S. auto
safety regulator said.
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Dealers will reprogram the FI-ECU software, free of
charge, it added.
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   "[2033] If X>100 Goto 2033" ?  :-)
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   You'd think they'd have this stuff down and
   bullet-proof by now ....
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   Remember carbs and distributors ?
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   The software in a car "brain" these days is
   probably larger and more complex than for
   a Saturn probe. In short they'll NEVER get
   it debugged before moving to a whole new
   (buggy) system.
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 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 ....

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.
   It is easy to just say "software" and assume it's
   all easy-peazy ... but what the software is DOING,
   empowering, accomplishing, CAN be rather critical
   to individuals and larger collectives.