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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    1 year ago

    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.

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        1 year 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).