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Originally Posted by ft_sjo
This isn't 1985. It takes dozens, maybe hundreds of developers to produce what's inside the ECU in your car. Manufacturers buy in specialist skills represented as a complete ECU. Companies like Continental, Bosch, Denso etc., they provide a boxed service/product to the OEM, which works out much, much cheaper than doing it in-house.
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Yea I get that, that's what I do when I'm not working on engine development or chassis controls but the problem still is there regardless of the current method of producing code. It's important for the programmer to know that an error on spark can kill an engine while a fuel error usually doesn't. What I do and have done since the 80's is connect the gear heads to the nerds, giving respect to both groups talents in the aftermarket. As more control is given to electronics DBW, SBW, BBW etc more testing is done on simulators that are controlled by "SAY IT" software not real world because it cost more time to market and money to run all the test. This is our reality and mistakes will happen so turn the damn car off or hang it on a guard rail.
DougW