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Full analog. That feeling of rolling up/down the window 💦

Had this exact same thought recently. There seems to be growing demand for this. I’d love to see a car manufacturer offer a model stripped of all the unnecessary tech and make a simple, reliable, and affordable car

I would be okay with minimal electronics. By today's standard, minimal would be practically none.

Electric windows, locks, and a Bluetooth stereo would be okay.

Does steam powered count? I bet materials science advancements could enable us to make some wicked steam powered vehicles

What about an Open-source electronic car?

Nice call shatk, I'm also looking for a company that builds 4k dumb tvs worldwide.

this seems promising

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modular, hella simple car . We'll see if it ever comes to existence and if its not bullshit.

You mean, actual cars and not computers on wheels? What a novel thought.

My wife and I were talking about this a couple weeks ago.

Do let me know when you find it, I’m in

I would like to keep fuel injection though... i did make a small career on reverse engineering ECM firmware though. It's not that bad on the old stuff. Would be nice if they opened things up a bit. there are fully open source engine and transmission management systems, they'd just need to be adopted.

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Get a soviet era Lada Niva and be done woth it. You know it's going to last the next 200 years anyway

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I would buy an electric car if the motor and lights were the only electronics. Elon Musk only bought Tesla because he wanted to ruin electric cars.

Me too

they already existed and I think there are still a few in museums or garages

ECU needs to be removed not electronics EV's will win. Batteries will win. Solar will win.

The return of the carburetor

I don't care if its EV or not, I want a fully open source car. Where every component can be rebuilt anywhere! Even the software!

Hm no electrics... Hard but not impossible. Sturdy old Diesel engine. Electric lights would be nice though, maybe even an optional starter.

GM ☕️ The new flex in the coming years will be vehicles like this. 🧡👊🏻🍻 nevent1qqsydrrtm6m2a6e0l8vmka2ctnyk9ztsap4pvpzs2z8laq0mnyeuercprdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujucnfw33k76twwpshy6ewvdhk6xr5emg

I always find this take so funny. Tesla's are so much simpler with so many less moving parts. I'm suprised Cypherpunks aren't just making open source software or hardware just to replace the computer in Tesla's rather than try to rebuild the complexity of cars that is Internal Combustion

And non-retarded door handles plz

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Model T?

have fun - no A/C, heat, ABS, turn signals, headlights, wipers….

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Yes!

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I don’t understand why no entrepreneur has taken advantage of this market

Me too. I would actually like it to be electric, though. But with as little electronics as possible. A simple electric, maybe modular, drive chain ought to be possible to repair even for someone like me who hates car repair.

we need an open source toyota hilux!

I fear the day where I move from inserting a key into the ignition to a push to start

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LOL. I was literally thinking this today. Back to basics. Wind up windows, no fluff, just a utility tool. Make them cheap enough, easy to work on, and cheap parts for maint, and they would sell well IMO.

We need to get these rolled out worldwide asap

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The IMV 0 makes a Corolla feel like a Bentley in comparison.

somehow this kept running as a background process in my mind over night and i had to do some digging there was decent open source car movement in 2010s but most of it seems dead now. first we need to establish what are we trying to solve - transportation from point a to point b (a functional vehicle) or compliance with state laws and regulations to make a "road certified" car which is likely where a lot of the cost will come from. EVs are in the lead here due to their simplicity with order of magnitude less parts which means less precision manufacturing etc. several interesting projects:

UELVE MBC/v0.1 - Open Source Ecology

Open Motors - EV platform for MaaS & Logistic, EV Battery Swap

TABBY EV open source platform by Open Motors (formerly OSVehicle) - Open Motors

TABBY EVOFree to use. Modular EV platform. Automotive grade. p What is it? Imagine a world where the barriers to innovation in the electric vehicle...

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The Local Motors Rally Fighter Is An Open-Source All-Road Beast - Jalopnik

Local Motors has been building the Rally Fighter for a few years now. It

Wikispeed SGT01 - Open Source Ecology

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My there will be signs is basically a refurbished diesel jeep from the 70s.

I got a 90 series (1996) landcruiser that is full mechanical (except the efi) and a model y. No complaints about either of them.