ChevyFazer
Redneck MacGyver
I was reading this short article in this months issue of motorcyclist View attachment 45409 and I came across one line in particular that got me thinking View attachment 45410
Its about collision avoidance and reads "or even activate the wayward cars brakes" once I read that I was instantly reminded of a article I read in car and driver about 5 years ago where some college students hacked into a gm car using drive by wire tech accompanied by onstar. When I say hacked into they actually were able to take control of the cars main systems while moving at highway speeds, they were able to slam on brakes, go WOT, shut off the engine all through the onstar system and the fact that the car was "drive by wire" through a laptop and even a cell phone, and this was maybe 5 years ago. Now if they were able to do this 5 years ago I'm sure it's easier today. I think these collision avoidance systems and systems like onstar are great stuff and has been proven time and time again to save lives. What kinda gets me thinking is the thought of someone being able to take control of a car like that though, and even more so a machine like that test bike that BMW made that can't actually make logical decisions. What if that car that is turning left is doing so to avoid someone who fell in the road and the car can't be stopped in time not to hit them, or any other situation like that? Like I said I think systems like collision avoidance are great but I think they should think about possibilities like those college students who "hacked" the car. If the cars/bikes were not drive by wire I think the operator could still take control if someone or something "hacked" it. I think someone doing that in real life would be a long shot but I'm just curious to see what y'all think.
Do you like drive by wire systems or rather have direct control wether it be through cables and levers or anything else?
Do you like systems like onstar?
Do you like other Internet based systems that are primarily for entertainment and nav?
Me personally I would rather keep my cables and levers, my previous silverado was "drive by wire" and the throttle had a "lag" to it and I generally felt disconnected to it vs my other vehicles. I loved the onstar but personally don't think other web based "info-tainment" systems belong in a vehicle, to me they seem like just another distraction and serve no purpose. A "regular" navigation system seems just fine.
Its about collision avoidance and reads "or even activate the wayward cars brakes" once I read that I was instantly reminded of a article I read in car and driver about 5 years ago where some college students hacked into a gm car using drive by wire tech accompanied by onstar. When I say hacked into they actually were able to take control of the cars main systems while moving at highway speeds, they were able to slam on brakes, go WOT, shut off the engine all through the onstar system and the fact that the car was "drive by wire" through a laptop and even a cell phone, and this was maybe 5 years ago. Now if they were able to do this 5 years ago I'm sure it's easier today. I think these collision avoidance systems and systems like onstar are great stuff and has been proven time and time again to save lives. What kinda gets me thinking is the thought of someone being able to take control of a car like that though, and even more so a machine like that test bike that BMW made that can't actually make logical decisions. What if that car that is turning left is doing so to avoid someone who fell in the road and the car can't be stopped in time not to hit them, or any other situation like that? Like I said I think systems like collision avoidance are great but I think they should think about possibilities like those college students who "hacked" the car. If the cars/bikes were not drive by wire I think the operator could still take control if someone or something "hacked" it. I think someone doing that in real life would be a long shot but I'm just curious to see what y'all think.
Do you like drive by wire systems or rather have direct control wether it be through cables and levers or anything else?
Do you like systems like onstar?
Do you like other Internet based systems that are primarily for entertainment and nav?
Me personally I would rather keep my cables and levers, my previous silverado was "drive by wire" and the throttle had a "lag" to it and I generally felt disconnected to it vs my other vehicles. I loved the onstar but personally don't think other web based "info-tainment" systems belong in a vehicle, to me they seem like just another distraction and serve no purpose. A "regular" navigation system seems just fine.