Modern cars have MASSIVE digital displays, loads of computers systems monitoring every subsystem and internal diagnostics running to the OBDII ports.

Why the hell can’t we get diagnostic feeds on our console or infotainment center?

I’m not aware of any car manufacturers selling their own diagnostic ASICs, so it’s not an extra margin to squeeze afaik…

What gives? Any insight into this beyond the usual muh corporate profits conjecture?

  • recreationalcatheter@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Who is going to look at that stuff apart from technicians?

    Anyone who owns expensive equipment and is serious about true ownership including all possible maintenance and repairs. Hi, I’m the guy who would be looking at it if it was visible without shitty dongles or 5-figure ASICs.

    Tell your employer they could have share prices doing numbers if they did the slightest bit of QOL improvements for anyone remotely like me.