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When EV startups shut down, will their cars still work?
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Why do you need performance or power efficiency in a car's computer? It just needs to go when I press the pedal, and stop when I hit the brakes. That's not complicated, and something like battery wear leveling and temperature regulation can be a completely closed system and not require any updates whatsoever.
I really don't understand why cars need so much complex stuff, I just want it to get me from A to B, ideally in comfort. My current car that's >15 years old does that just fine with no internet connection, why do I need all the complex software?
Why performance...
Do you like your car's head unit to spend 1-5 seconds not doing anything before responding to your touchscreen or button press? No? Then yes, performance matters.
Power efficiency? Anything to extend battery life.
Yeah, I don't need a touch screen. All I want is feature parity with my 15+ yo cars.