[s-cars] Fuzz logic vs adaptive learning

[Joseph Pizzimenti]

Bill,
You're gonna LOVE this...

http://forums.audiworld.com/a4/msgs/1734601.phtml

WARNING: Not for those with already light wallet from
RS2 plunge or greedy wife, etc.

Looks like he integrated a lot of things, but there
are areas where he can improve upon.  He did it all
himself and I think his budget isn't as big as
everyone thinks it is.  Pretty nice setup, if you ask
me.

Pizzo

--- Bill Mahoney <wmahoney at disk.com> wrote:
> Part of what Linus previously wrote:
> (quote summarization here)
> "programmers should use familiar interfaces."
> And mr Keith added:
> Writing / Developing / Calibrating embedded
> passenger vehicle firmware
> is 
> an interesting field to be certain, and I imagine
> subject to some very 
> different constraints than anything related to
> aerospace and defense.
> These days, it ends up being a trade-off of many
> items...."
> ~
> Perhaps owning a urS and always wanting to add
> things has made me more
> aware of driver car interfaces due to limited dash
> board/console real
> estate available.  No, I won't add a pillar pod and
> I hate having to
> pull the ashtry out for my autometer and I have yet
> to cut up the IC to
> have a nice V1 remote install.
> So, as it pertains to electronic additions for the
> driver to use, it
> seems abundantly clear to even stupid me that the
> auto mfr's need to
> rethink they're dash boards and stop wasting space
> for one thing.  
> The other thing is to just use a pc type interface
> or two or three to
> operate at least the entertainment/communication and
> navigation systems.
> This way, the driver / buyer could always upgrade to
> the latest and
> greatest if he chose to and have something to
> operate that he is
> somewhat familiar with. Duh!
> It could also allow for some easy software/firmware
> upgrade
> installations if and when they become available.
> All the shortcomings of bmw's, Mercedes, and Audi
> (mmi) IME really are
> due to the fact that automakers will always be whay
> behind the curve in
> developing and implementing these apps.  Thus, they
> are old and
> complicated by the time they arrive, even in a $70k+
> car.
> So how about a couple of tablet type pc screens to
> control these systems
> and perhaps some motronic features too?  Realtime
> vagcom; it sounds like
> the Shadetree group is already on to this.
> Hey (I think) its going to happen anyway, so why not
> sooner than later?
> Thanks for listening;)
> Bill m  -off soapbox
>  
> 
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