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Originally Posted by M3WC
Not seeing what is "groundbreaking". Rivian is already selling quad motor EV's, with ecu that controls stability control, suspension, drivetrain.
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But it's not ONE ECU.
That's what BMW is onto here and honestly what allows Teslas to be so seamless and good. Tesla makes all their own modules and programs the firmware. They don't supply massive amounts of controllers from Bosch, Continental, Magnetti Marelli, etc. They do it the hard way. But that allows all the firmware to be seamlessly integrated and is why they can do a full system software update in 15 minutes when it takes a Porsche Taycan a FULL DAY to do one connected to a computer and an ethernet connection.
BMW is on the right track here. If you look at recent vehicles, this has been the trend. Instead of the individual systems of brake, transmission, etc. reporting separately to the ECU, they are making one "chain of command" where all the vehicle dynamics computers all report to one ECU. Now, they are just combining it all into one computer PERIOD to enhance how fast things can be controlled.
I do think this is the first of it's kind unless I am mistaken.