Vehicle electronics have some real environmental challenges as well.
They have to function correctly
* after they've been parked outdoors in Death Valley all day.
* after they've been parked at -40 degrees for a long time.
* when doused with slush containing road salt.
* when their wiring harnesses deteriorate after a couple of decades of hard use.
* at least for a few seconds after a catastrophic crash.
It takes the kind of risk-taking guts that Tesla exhibits to push new, better, electronic parts into test and production. Most car companies' executives, designers, and test engineers just don't want to take those risks.
They have to function correctly
It takes the kind of risk-taking guts that Tesla exhibits to push new, better, electronic parts into test and production. Most car companies' executives, designers, and test engineers just don't want to take those risks.