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Tons of processing power is going into autonomous driving (who wants cloud-latency issues at 100mph?), as well as all of the 5G+ cellular antennas, and [hopefully] V2V comms that will keep us safe at those speeds. I would also speculate that the increasing use of aero is closing off some areas where previously passive/blow-by-cooled components were/are housed, necessitating more active cooling methods.
Pimp My Ride predates RGB by many, many sol-cycles.
Autonomous driving would definitely be incentive to have all the processing power possible, though I don't foresee myself having such a vehicle any time soon, both for cost reasons and generally preferring to be the one in control of where I'm going.Tons of processing power is going into autonomous driving (who wants cloud-latency issues at 100mph?), as well as all of the 5G+ cellular antennas, and [hopefully] V2V comms that will keep us safe at those speeds. I would also speculate that the increasing use of aero is closing off some areas where previously passive/blow-by-cooled components were/are housed, necessitating more active cooling methods.
Of course, there are no belts to break in an electric water pump, which these would invariably be. And replacing such a pump should be easier (as long as Ford's not engineering it...) than the pump on, say, my brother's 5.3L, which has him considering buying a new truck altogether, given the labor/hassle.
The CAN bus has existed since the 1980s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN_bus
That video seems to be just an example of Ford making a poor design decision to include a expensive electronic component in what should be a simple taillight housing (compounded by a mechanical failure/leak).
Tons of processing power is going into autonomous driving (who wants cloud-latency issues at 100mph?), as well as all of the 5G+ cellular antennas, and [hopefully] V2V comms that will keep us safe at those speeds. I would also speculate that the increasing use of aero is closing off some areas where previously passive/blow-by-cooled components were/are housed, necessitating more active cooling methods.
Of course, there are no belts to break in an electric water pump, which these would invariably be. And replacing such a pump should be easier (as long as Ford's not engineering it...) than the pump on, say, my brother's 5.3L, which has him considering buying a new truck altogether, given the labor/hassle.
Pimp My Ride predates RGB by many, many sol-cycles.
-bZj
My 2013 Ford C-Max has RGB lighting. Yeah it'a dumb, but I bought it because it got me into the carpool lane and didn't look like a robot and it was cheap (off-lease), not a lot of vehicles fit that criteria, so I also got RGB lighting and a comedically large turning circle.
Neat concept, even better that the OS is FOSS/libre - there's way too much proprietary crap in an average car and there seems to only be more and more. Its a pity that it seems only for relatively recent vehicles, though- last 5 year or so depending on model, according to their compatibility page. There are a couple of early/mid 2000's vehicles I'd like to see upgraded with a device like that.
I am a Tesla alum, and a supporter of autonomous vehicles... and that thing scares the hell out of me! We have so many steps that need to be taken to get to a good self-driving place (V2V-comms, separate lanes, etc.), that I wouldn't want my cell phone plugging into my car to take over. Loco.
HACK THE PLANET!While I was there, nothing outside the running gear was liquid cooled (charger, motor(s), battery). Could be different now, of course. This Continental story is like still years down the road, I think.
I am a Tesla alum, and a supporter of autonomous vehicles... and that thing scares the hell out of me! We have so many steps that need to be taken to get to a good self-driving place (V2V-comms, separate lanes, etc.), that I wouldn't want my cell phone plugging into my car to take over. Loco.
But I support the hustle.
While I was there, nothing outside the running gear was liquid cooled (charger, motor(s), battery). Could be different now, of course. This Continental story is like still years down the road, I think.
-bZj
I partially dont hate this. The original idea was everyone would have a breathalizer and i hated the thought of extra steps involved, but the amount of drunk drivers on the road is terrifying anymore. In my younger days ive gone through a dui check point drunk as hell and they had no idea.
That was my first thought as well when I saw the topic title. I thought: Oh god they are adding RGB lights to cars.
I had to go back and double check but it looks like HW3 and maybe even HW4 are both liquid cooled.I am a Tesla alum, and a supporter of autonomous vehicles... and that thing scares the hell out of me! We have so many steps that need to be taken to get to a good self-driving place (V2V-comms, separate lanes, etc.), that I wouldn't want my cell phone plugging into my car to take over. Loco.
But I support the hustle.
While I was there, nothing outside the running gear was liquid cooled (charger, motor(s), battery). Could be different now, of course. This Continental story is like still years down the road, I think.
-bZj
https://www.google.com/search?q=does+tesla+have+a+driver+facing+camera
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That is pretty cool. Makes sense with all the self-driving they're doing these days (we had just launched the original self-driving hardware when I left.
