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Re:Why Carmakers Can’t Transition to Newer Chips by winrid on Saturday October 02, 2021 @04:46PM (#28731933)
FWIW Almost no switches in a modern car (turn signals, wipers, door switches) carry a significant amount of current as they are controlled via confuzers.

Just built a car without a single relay. I used PMUs (basically boxes of mosfets and current sensors AFAIK).

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Re:Why Carmakers Can’t Transition to Newer Chips by vdqtp3 on Saturday October 02, 2021 @07:25PM (#28733069)
wtf is a confuzer? I can find nothing via Google.
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Re:Why Carmakers Can’t Transition to Newer Chips by smiley1437 on Saturday October 02, 2021 @07:36PM (#28733169)
slang for 'computer' made popular by Youtuber AvE
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