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      This could be an ICCU failure, where the high voltage battery doesn’t properly charge the 12V. I have an EV model that is known to have this issue (luckily I haven’t had it happen). It can be caused by either hardware or software faults. Still pathetic though lol

      Edit: the cyber truck apparently doesn’t have a 12V but rather a 48V system. I’m not sure if this same issue or a similar one is happening, or something else entirely.

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        Depends on the car brand. Some kept their dependance on software quite low like Mazda. Some decided to take a risk with the software gods and tie their entire functionality to it while simultaneously laying off good workers and rehiring the lowest bidder.

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        The worst bug I had on my car had the onboard computer not starting, and the screen remaining black. It meant I had: no GPS, no music, no backup camera, and no parking sensor.

        But apart from that, the car was driving perfectly normal, and all the other features were working as expected.

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            the thing is that most manufacturers make sure software bugs are rare in cars. i never experienced an ecu bug before.

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        My car is built in 2023 (2016 model) and has none of those “features”. The most high tech thing is a USB port.

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          Ah, so no ECU? No RFID engine interlock? No braking assist or lane keep?

          I highly doubt it. Post your model. You’re 1 software bug away from a dead car.

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              Let’s see here.

              ECU - that has a bug and your dead in the water

              Push to start - bug in that system, and you’re stuck.

              Hill Hold - have a software glitch there and your brake is jammed on.

              Sorry bub, there are multiple system on your car where a software glitch will stop it from driving.

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            You might be right but how common are those? Ive yet to have a car breakdown over an ECU bug/malfunction but its a small sample size.

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              Not that common, I think most places try to flash the ECU and if that doesn’t work they chuck it. I would not be surprised if a lot of software bugs get resolved as a bad ECU.