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>The White House said threats could arise because vehicles “collect large amounts of sensitive data on their drivers and passengers"...[and] also said vehicles could “be piloted or disabled remotely” and added the investigation will also look at autonomous vehicles.

Why do vehicles have to collect large amounts of sensitive data and be remotely controllable?

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I hate the "electric cars are all about software" meme. You need a PWM thingy to work as a motor controller / switching converter. And a charge controller with a little bit of ramp up/down logic. And a temperature controller hooked into the heat pump, battery coolant, motor coolant, and cabin radiator(s). You should be able to do the whole thing with a bunch of power FETs, some LM-series chips, and maybe an 8051 microcontroller.

can't justify bloated salaries without it

Imagine if you want your tesla to pick you up in rain, it can drive itself from car park to your office entrance.

Imagine walking in the rain.

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