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New Jaguar XJ Suffers Blue Screen of Death

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-meant-to-do-that dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CNET UK is reporting that it crashed a £90,000 Jaguar XJ Super Sport — one of the most technologically advanced cars on the planet today. It's not the sort of crash you'd imagine, however — An unforseen glitch somewhere within the car's dozens of separate onboard computers, hundreds of millions of lines of code, or its internal vehicular network, led to the dramatic BSOD, which had to be resolved with the use of a web-connected laptop."

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  1. Not a BSOD by localman57 · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you RTFA, there' no mention of Windows. The Car just wouldn't start. They disconnected the battery, and reconnected it.

    1. Re:Not a BSOD by davmoo · · Score: 5, Informative

      Not only is there no mention of Windows, there was apparently no actual "blue screen". The car simply didn't spring to life and the displays were blank.

      Somebody obviously needed to sensationalize by using "blue screen of death" even where it wasn't.

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  2. Re:Why? by hcdejong · · Score: 5, Informative

    Engine management is a lot more sophisticated than a mechanical carburettor can ever hope to be. Between environmental regulations (cleaner air), diagnostics (cutting down on repair time) and performance (getting more from a smaller, lighter engine without compromising reliability) it's gotten quite complicated. Then there's the chassis, with ABS, ESP and other electronic driver aids. Miles of wiring have been replaced by a lighter, more reliable bus system for all electric functions in the car.
    Some of this is down to ever-tighter regulation (emissions, safety). Others are due to the competitive nature of car sales: ever more features get tacked on.
    Thanks to electronics, cars have gotten a lot more reliable over time. The last few years, car companies have overstepped, though, offering new features before they were ready, and not doing enough testing for proper integration.