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Toyota Prius Gets The Blue Screen Of Death
from the whoops dept
It seems that stories about hybrid cars are popular today, so we'll give you another one. We've joked in the past that, with so many cars using more software and computing power, it wouldn't be long before cars would start getting the blue screen of death and run into problems due to software bugs, rather than mechanical issues. Apparently, that's already happening with the Toyota Prius, and there are a number of reports of software glitches that turn off the engine or turn on the hazard lights. Of course, mechanical failures happen all the time, so it's not like this is unlike those situations in some ways. However, people just don't expect to have to bring their car to a programmer to be fixed.
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Not the first time
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Bound to happen
Cars have been around for a long time, so the mechanical aspects have pretty much been perfected. Cars still break down but proper maintenance reduces the odds.
With more electronics being introduced, people don't know how to work with them. Software errors in the computers are a guaranteed issue. I won't be surprised if car makers start releasing patches for car computers; actually, if vehicles have USB ports installed, consumers could probably fix many problems by installing the patch themselves. Not to mention there would be a huge market for home-grown mods.
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Re: Bound to happen
People have been modding cars, and their onboard computers for years, mostly to gain higher performance with piggyback ECUs etc. the street race and performance savvy communities thrive on it
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reprogramming
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Electronics and Mercedes quality
That's seems to be true for both BMW and Mercedes, as their most advanced models have a ton of 3rd party electronics. It may be a design philosophy vs the Japanese, who tend to develop a lot of electronics in house.
Chris.
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Filling the Void
I personally don't want to live in a world that is to hot and covered with polutants.
We have to force the oil companies to start investing in the future of our planet rather than pushing it till it is to late to change.
Lates,
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