https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/07/nvidias-helping-mercedes-build-artificially-intelligent-cars-t/
On 1/7/17 12:30 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote:
The weakness of programmers (software engineers in their parlance)
(smart morons in my parlance) is that in their world, IF something CAN
be done with software, it MUST be done with software. (a programmer's
corollary to Murphy's law.) Once software is introduced into any
system, the feature creep is never ending and uncontrollable.
(another corollary)If they could replace the internal combustion
engine with electrons, they will (and are). If they could replace the
whole vehicle with software, they WILL.
As soon as they learn a new trick, it WILL be put into the current
project, even though it may be a total waste, or even detrimental to
the project. (A programmer's corollary to Murphy's law.)
Even though a "good old lever or rotating knob would work a lot better
than a switch and solenoid and motor with a microcontroller overseeing
it all," we will be forced into overcomplicated electronic controls
and systems... "Because we CAN, We MUST!"
So far, few if any people can keep a software development within scope
and budget.
Long live the 123, 124, and 126!
Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
January 7, 2017 at 11:18 AM
A lot of that is the result of gummint mandates for fuel efficiency
increases and safety nannies to make sure you have fastened your
seatbelt and know how to work your brakes etc. While I guess the
benefits of all that are reasonably good, having the various
electrons whizzing around encourages the engineers to add other
doodads to start and stop the car and to keep you in your lane and to
make sure you screw on the gas cap tightly so as not to upset the
evaporative emissions in Kollyfawnya. Then it becomes a bit of an
arms race to add features and functions to the radio and seats and
whatnot, when a good old lever or rotating knob would work a lot
better than a switch and solenoid and motor with a microcontroller
overseeing it all.
I'm thinking the old TD, if it wasn't slowly succumbing to entropy,
would be the ideal ride, aside from the heating AC controller it is
quite agricultural and could run on most anything half combustible.
--R
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