Comments on: IT in the motorcycling world… http://www.dorje.com/~alanf/dharma/blog/?p=68 Scattered thoughts Tue, 12 May 2026 23:14:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: JKarp http://www.dorje.com/~alanf/dharma/blog/?p=68#comment-257 JKarp Wed, 16 Feb 2005 12:37:08 +0000 http://www.dorje.com/~alanf/dharma/blog/?p=68#comment-257 <a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/08/business/cartech.html">33% of all auto warranty repairs are electronics releated.</a> That's why I drive an '82 Jeep. I think CAN-bus, ABS, HUD displays, traction control, and even collision avoidance systems would be a huge boon to the transportation industry, but until the manufacturers truly grasp the significance of using mil-spec hardware / software AND they define open standards so any of us can plug in a $5 diagnostic tool in to see WTH these systems are thinking, I want no part of it ;-) 33% of all auto warranty repairs are electronics releated. That’s why I drive an ‘82 Jeep. I think CAN-bus, ABS, HUD displays, traction control, and even collision avoidance systems would be a huge boon to the transportation industry, but until the manufacturers truly grasp the significance of using mil-spec hardware / software AND they define open standards so any of us can plug in a $5 diagnostic tool in to see WTH these systems are thinking, I want no part of it ;-)

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