dotancohen 7 hours ago

That came after the decisions to reduce both costs and tailpipe emissions - both obvious worthy goals. Is the implementation that is flawed, not the idea.

sleepybrett 6 hours ago

Why would cars be the only thing we wouldn't manage with computers?

  • marssaxman 6 hours ago

    We could, but we shouldn't, because most software is crap. When the user is stuck with whatever software they got as a consequence of buying the machine they actually wanted, there's no incentive for the software not to be crap.

  • PKop 5 hours ago

    To avoid power and engine failure on the highway after a bad software update.

    Because they work fine without them.

    • sib 5 hours ago

      I think if you compare a modern car with an ECU to a "traditional" car with manual ignition / carburetion system you will find that the modern one outperforms significantly on both power and fuel efficiency.