Consumer Electronics and Cars

Abstract

Mojan and Fred discuss consumer electronics and cars. Consumer and automotive electronics may share similar technologies, but their reliability challenges are worlds apart. Designing for the stresses of a living room is nothing like designing for the stresses inside a car.

Key Points

Join Mojan and Fred as they discuss:

Why testing approaches for consumer devices don’t translate directly to automotive.
How heat, vibration, integration, and even everyday scenarios (like food spills) shape design.
The role of data in understanding real-world usage — and the risks of misinterpreting it.
How reparability, feature integration, and customer expectations influence design choices.

Cars are becoming rolling electronics platforms — but keeping them reliable requires a very different playbook.

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