I am not inclined to buy any car that is "connected".
HD fm radio corrupts mazda computers
This happened last year in seattle.
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Sadly, most programmers (and I'm one of them) spend way too much time sitting in front of their computer, and not enough in the real world.
Nobody thinks to ask "what if?"
Same with the friend's van, which can't be driven on the freeway because the speed sensor keeps thinking you are going 600 mph. If the programmer had lived in the real world, he or she would have realized that a Dodge van can't go 600 mph, and would have written the software to reject spurious signals like that.
This Mazda thing seems like the same situation - "what if someone sends a file without a known extension?" should have been asked and the software programmed to ignore it.
And I'm with @Cigars on this. What happens when you're in a self-driving car and accidentally tune in Nicki Menaj? I would worry that the car would commit suicide to avoid listening to her.
Nobody thinks to ask "what if?"
Same with the friend's van, which can't be driven on the freeway because the speed sensor keeps thinking you are going 600 mph. If the programmer had lived in the real world, he or she would have realized that a Dodge van can't go 600 mph, and would have written the software to reject spurious signals like that.
This Mazda thing seems like the same situation - "what if someone sends a file without a known extension?" should have been asked and the software programmed to ignore it.
And I'm with @Cigars on this. What happens when you're in a self-driving car and accidentally tune in Nicki Menaj? I would worry that the car would commit suicide to avoid listening to her.
Hey I got server error when I clicked on like.
I knew there must be a reason why I only listen to AM (talk radio). There's nothing on FM that I want to listen to because the so-called music is garbage interspersed with commercials. If I want music, I have 32 GB on a USB stick that I plug into my car's sound system.
Nobody thinks to ask "why do it at all?" New cars IMO have way too many "features" in the infotainment system which distract the driver from aiming the damn thing down the road without killing anybody.Nobody thinks to ask "what if?"
I only listen to SiriusXm satellite radio.
No other place on earth plays my music.
No other place on earth plays my music.
I thought it was "just a radio".I am not inclined to buy any car that is "connected".
Well, of course I've been in cars that show the song title on the screen, and suchlike,
but I never thought of that as being "connected". After all, it's one-way communication
just like broadcast radio has always been.
That is a sub channel data packet that displays the song name and station on the radio. It's receive only. Garmin uses the same tech for live traffic updates on their standalone devices.I thought it was "just a radio".
Well, of course I've been in cars that show the song title on the screen, and suchlike,
but I never thought of that as being "connected". After all, it's one-way communication
just like broadcast radio has always been.
It is insanity. Do you remember when every appliance had a digital clock in it ? If it didn't have a digital clock, no one would buy it so every maker stuck one in. Didnt matter if the clock was ALWAYS wrong and had nothing to do with functionality.
Now no one apparently will buy a car or even a refrigerator that is not connected to the internet somehow. Doesn't matter that your car will suddenly stop working or that the GE refrigerator in your beach house (you seldom use) extorts you for a new $50 water filter every 90 days of non use.
Now no one apparently will buy a car or even a refrigerator that is not connected to the internet somehow. Doesn't matter that your car will suddenly stop working or that the GE refrigerator in your beach house (you seldom use) extorts you for a new $50 water filter every 90 days of non use.
has nothing to do with being connected, mazda's software couldn't handle certain digital transmissions on HD radio, including the "%" sign...watch the video.I am not inclined to buy any car that is "connected".
Yes - just fried the radio and GPS. People aren't happy.has nothing to do with being connected, mazda's software couldn't handle certain digital transmissions on HD radio, including the "%" sign...watch the video.
By 2025, I'm pretty sure that everything will be connected.
If the radio & nav screen breaks, your car will refuse to move.
You'll hear a voice saying, "I'm sorry Dave, but you aren't smart enough to get there without my help."
I did. I was just stating that I prefer not to have a connected vehicle. Connected vehicles can be hacked and shut down by miscreants with minimal equipment. Then there's the govt.has nothing to do with being connected, mazda's software couldn't handle certain digital transmissions on HD radio, including the "%" sign...watch the video.
Everything is indeed getting connected.Yes - just fried the radio and GPS. People aren't happy.
By 2025, I'm pretty sure that everything will be connected.
If the radio & nav screen breaks, your car will refuse to move.
You'll hear a voice saying, "I'm sorry Dave, but you aren't smart enough to get there without my help."
My water meter is read by a passing truck that doesn't stop.
Gas and electric meters are read by a device on top of a power pole somewhere.
New water heater last year has wi-fi capability; but I have declined to enable it.
After all, if I can adjust it from overseas, so can Владимир.
I rip all my CDs into MP3 files (I know, nobody buys CDs anymore) with a program called Media Go. It attaches song metadata, titles and track information to the file which shows up on other media players including my car's audio system from the USB thumb drive installed in it. My car's "radio" can search and play by title, genre, album, play list, artist and more. It's not all that sophisticated by today's standards, but it does exactly what I want. I don't have "pay radio" and don't intend to get it. I sometimes use the free version of Pandora at home but the "classic country" and "oldies" stations play pretty much the same music I have on my phone and that thumb drive. 32Gb worth.That is a sub channel data packet that displays the song name and station on the radio. It's receive only. Garmin uses the same tech for live traffic updates on their standalone devices.
I have a Mazda, so thanks for the heads up about HD radio.
Yes - just fried the radio and GPS. People aren't happy.
By 2025, I'm pretty sure that everything will be connected.
If the radio & nav screen breaks, your car will refuse to move.
You'll hear a voice saying, "I'm sorry Dave, but you aren't smart enough to get there without my help."
That is certainly being connected. The alternative is being airgapped like my 22 year old truck.has nothing to do with being connected, mazda's software couldn't handle certain digital transmissions on HD radio, including the "%" sign...watch the video.
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having an FM radio is not "Connected"That is certainly being connected. The alternative is being airgapped like my 22 year old truck.
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Having an FM radio with RDS or an HD radio and tapping into the received digital stream for software updates is indeed connected or these Mazda's would not have had a problem. Newer cars are far more connected. Geez....having an FM radio is not "Connected"
Remember, some unknown group blew up Irans nuclear centrifuges using one way communication.I thought it was "just a radio".
Well, of course I've been in cars that show the song title on the screen, and suchlike,
but I never thought of that as being "connected". After all, it's one-way communication
just like broadcast radio has always been.
connected means connected to the internet, or world wide web, not decoding digital radio signals Geez...Having an FM radio with RDS or an HD radio and tapping into the received digital stream for software updates is indeed connected or these Mazda's would not have had a problem. Newer cars are far more connected. Geez....
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