The Complexity of Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems

Sunlight Ram shares his experience with his 2015 Honda Fit, which has a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) that is causing him frustration. Despite maintaining a consistent air pressure reading of 33 psi, the TPMS light continues to stay on. He wonders why this is happening and if it's due to a faulty sensor or software issue.

Ram explains that TPMS systems rely on wireless sensors located in the tire valve stem assembly, which send signals to a computer module in the vehicle. However, these batteries can go bad, making it necessary to replace the entire assembly. The system's complexity lies in its reliance on technology, with some models even providing temperature readings for each tire.

While Ram has found that TPMS systems are not always reliable, he acknowledges their potential benefits, such as preventing tire blowouts and improving fuel efficiency. However, he also believes that these systems can be overly complicated and expensive to maintain. He notes that only large shops have the necessary equipment to handle TPMS repairs, which can drive up costs for owners.

Self-Driving Vehicles: A Recipe for Disaster

The recent experiment by General Motors (GM) with its self-driving taxis in California serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of autonomous vehicles on public roads. On June 2nd, one of the robo-taxis was involved in an accident, and GM was forced to shut down the program due to concerns over safety.

GM's attempt to justify the incident by claiming that the robo-taxi had no choice but to run into something is a classic case of blaming technology for human error. In reality, self-driving vehicles are limited by their programming and lack of ability to fully comprehend complex situations. The incident highlights the need for caution when it comes to autonomous vehicles on public roads.

The real issue lies in the fundamental design flaw of these systems, which relies on software to make decisions in real-time. Software is inherently prone to errors, and GM's attempt to cover up the incident by citing a "software problem" only serves as evidence of its own incompetence. The lack of transparency and accountability from GM raises questions about the true purpose of their self-driving taxi program.

A Roadmap for Autonomous Vehicles

The recent setback for General Motors' self-driving taxi program serves as a reminder that autonomous vehicles are not yet ready for widespread adoption on public roads. While the idea of autonomous taxis may seem appealing, it is fundamentally flawed due to the unpredictability of human behavior and the limitations of current technology.

Rather than pursuing a separate infrastructure for autonomous vehicles, which could cost trillions of dollars, we should focus on improving our existing road network and developing more effective ways to mitigate the risks associated with human error. This may include investing in advanced safety features, such as lane-keeping systems and collision avoidance technologies.

Ultimately, the development of self-driving vehicles must be done with caution and a commitment to transparency and accountability. We need to acknowledge the limitations of current technology and prioritize the safety of both humans and machines on our roads. Anything less would be reckless and irresponsible.

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guess what the batteries go bad they're not replaceable batteries you got to replace the whole assembly then they send a wireless signal to a computer module in your car and that decides what's the pressure and to warn you when the pressure gets too high or too low the good ones even tell you the temperature of the tire in case maybe you got a bad tread that's overheating then you can look at oh well it's getting hot it's falling apart i'll buy another one even though it's full of air it's getting too hot but those are all computer run systems to analyze them you have to have a tpms sensor machine of course i've got dozens of them people already sending me i'd try them out some of them work great some of them were crappy but they all cost a reasonable amount of money you have to have somebody hook it up to your machine analyze it and then of course you got to have a guy who's got a tire machine because to change it you have to take the tire apart pull the old valve stem assembly put a new one in put the tire back together rebalance the tire so you need a tire changing machine a tire balancing machine and only big shops have that stuff so you're going to pay through the nose when those systems break that's why i don't like them i checked the tire pressure myself and it's really works out quite well california authorities on june 2nd let gm run their robo taxi cruise thing with the self-driving taxis right june 2nd unfortunately one of them got in an accident and they had to shut them down now of course gm said well it wasn't the robo taxi's fault it was the other person's fault right now here's the thing and i've been saying this for years the truth is you can't have autonomous self-driving vehicles drive on the same road as human beings human beings are too unpredictable and the robo taxis are too stupid to be able to comprehend a crazy amount of things that human beings are going to do they said oh well the robo taxi had a choice of running into this or that so it ran into that well maybe the choice was not to run into anything at all right and here's a hilarious thing this happened on june 3rd as of the filming of this video it is september 6. they waited that long to tell us what had happened they tried to hide this crap forever i mean it's a good thing that there's some reporters out there getting this information out otherwise we'd never know at all they'd sweep it under the rug so hilarious enough the day after they were allowed to do this robo testing one of them gets on a rack and had to recall them all and supposedly it's a software problem it's always a software problem with these people right it's always a software problem yeah well they're going to go on forever and software is never perfect and here is their bs legalese explanation the software may in certain circumstances when making an unprotected left caused the ads to incorrectly predict another vehicle's path or be insufficiently reactive to the sudden path change of a road user yeah in other words like i said you can't have people in machines driving on the same road people are too unpredictable and the machines are too stupid to react fast enough you can't put them together hey what are they going to build separate roads for autonomous stuff where does that money come from they can barely fix the roads that we have today they're going to build a whole new infrastructure i don't think so you know that's as dumb as boring tunnels that'll save all the problem it could cost trillions of dollars to build tunnels under everything right i mean come on now what stupid ideas people come out with and they won't admit that hey you can't have people and machines driving on the same roads well let me tell you you can't so if you never want to miss another one of my new car repair videos remember to ring that bell foreign\n"