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Car quality is suffering as automakers shift focus to technology (www.techspot.com)

submitted 2 years ago by L4s to c/technology

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That's more or less the summary of J.D. Power's 2023 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS), which highlighted quality declines in eight out of nine key categories. Driving...

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[–] synapse1278 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I am working in the auto industry in R&D. I can tell you that the big trendy thing, next to autonomous driving, is "Software Defined Vehicle". Essentially, how to lock-up feature via Software while all the necessary hardware is present and functional in the vehicle.

This isn't a good time to be dependent on a car. I am glad I leave in an area with top-notch public transports.

[–] mazkarth 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is this like the BMW heated seats thing from a couple years ago?

[–] synapse1278 1 points 2 years ago

Typically yes. Although SDV could also be use for more legitimate purpose, like tuning some parameters based on the country the vehicle is sold in (e.g: adapt Lane-assistance to the specific road markings of each country).

[–] Mando 1 points 2 years ago

Another reason to keep my 22 tucson until the wheels falls off