Shit, my mid-range motherboard has BIOS rollback functionality for cases like this. I’d expect the same out of a machine I might potentially have to, say, deliver a pregnant wife to the hospital in.
Or we could just not wed the computer to the car on this level.
I’d expect the same out of a machine I might potentially have to, say, deliver a pregnant wife to the hospital in.
lol first thing I thought of too. I’ve been in emergency situations where I needed to get to a hospital immediately and if my car did this I’d be fucking livid. As dangerous as motorcycles are at least I know that mine will never fail a software update or some shit, and if it doesn’t start I can just bump start it to get it going and then figure out what’s wrong later.
I’m no luddite but there’s beauty in a machine that’s designed to be as simple to operate and maintain as possible
Yeah, for something like a car I need a certain amount of reliability - We’re looking at something that could potentially turn into a 20 year life cycle. (Never owned one less than ten years old at time of acquisition, anyhow)
Yeah, but reflashing a motherboard is far less dangerous than reflashing a $30,000 car. Your computer couldn’t kill someone if something fails. As much as I hate this image and wished repair instructions were made public, this may be the wisest move from a liability perspective.
Shit, my mid-range motherboard has BIOS rollback functionality for cases like this. I’d expect the same out of a machine I might potentially have to, say, deliver a pregnant wife to the hospital in.
Or we could just not wed the computer to the car on this level.
lol first thing I thought of too. I’ve been in emergency situations where I needed to get to a hospital immediately and if my car did this I’d be fucking livid. As dangerous as motorcycles are at least I know that mine will never fail a software update or some shit, and if it doesn’t start I can just bump start it to get it going and then figure out what’s wrong later.
I’m no luddite but there’s beauty in a machine that’s designed to be as simple to operate and maintain as possible
Yeah, for something like a car I need a certain amount of reliability - We’re looking at something that could potentially turn into a 20 year life cycle. (Never owned one less than ten years old at time of acquisition, anyhow)
Yeah, but reflashing a motherboard is far less dangerous than reflashing a $30,000 car. Your computer couldn’t kill someone if something fails. As much as I hate this image and wished repair instructions were made public, this may be the wisest move from a liability perspective.
If having an onboard computer makes it that dangerous, it shouldn’t be on the road at all!
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