I'm more thinking about myself, not the bike. Riding around in freezing temperatures is not my idea of a good time.

oh, ive been able to do it just wearing a wool dress in -20c. built different i guess 🤷‍♀️

my tip is to wear good waterproof (and thus windproof) boots and mittens (not gloves)

There can be a couple big things done. A browser being one of them. The open source community is always growing and not everybody has to work on a browser.

Why you so mad about the prospect of open source vehicles?

All good go for it. We all can focus on different things that are good to build up. Good luck

I mean, if I had no other choice I could, but like nah fam, I'm good

Not to worry. Thank you for being awesome <3

I just think it's interesting people are so against bikes in winter when they also love skiing

I mean, call me crazy but don't want to go skiing every morning before work, and then go skiing again in the afternoon after I've worked a full shift either. Also, never said I was against bikes in the winter, its just not super practical as a primary means of transportation for most people.

try it before you knock it, i personally love it and find it makes commutes way shorter and more convenient. im also like, a tiny disabled woman and can easily do this so if i can anyone can

I'm a thirty minute drive from work unfortunately, so its not a viable option for me at this point. More power to you tho.

yeah if its not in a city its probably not worth it

“Hey so the auto assist locked the wheel and the brakes, swerved into another lane, shifted to reverse and blew the transmission, then…”
And what was tesla's response?

Until Mozilla removes their AI ambitions , you can add yourself to the list. I mean, you don't make cars. But still.

There are "electric truck" conversion books from the 1970s. (Only trucks as they used lead acid batteries, which are still extremely heavy for useful amounts of stored energy.) This indicates it is not extremely complex, though possibly still very complex. (My reason for this assessment is from reading a few of them, but never implementing any of it.)

As for a detailed answer on the rest: I have no idea.

Likely a lot. I posted elsewhere, but there were books on this in the 1970's.

What are you specifically trying to say? Haha I do make vehicles including cars. This will be community effort as everything else is

Elsewhere in this thread. Anyway, here is what I had said:

There are “electric truck” conversion books from the 1970s. (Only trucks as they used lead acid batteries, which are still extremely heavy for useful amounts of stored energy.) This indicates it is not extremely complex, though possibly still very complex. (My reason for this assessment is from reading a few of them, but never implementing any of it.)

Anyway, here is a title to look for, from 2011, " The electric vehicle conversion handbook : how to convert cars, trucks, motorcycles, and bicycles : includes EV components, kits, and project vehicles" by Warner, Mark, ISBN: 9781557885685 1557885680.

2021's "Convert It!: A simple step-by-step guide for converting any classic car into an electric vehicle." by Ron Toms, ASIN B093CH8HR7.

Neither are from the 1970s, but both are likely more useful anyway. There are also likely others that I cannot immediately find. I have read neither, yet.

"Automotive Grade Linux". https://www.automotivelinux.org/

There it is, I think that's the one I looked into a while ago. Nice find

I would dearly love to know how many if statements are between me and the brakes.

Also, being able to prove that that the CAN bus and RTOS system was air-gapped from whatever bullshit uplink to the internet ends up in there would be worth ~20K extra to me.

If I press the brake, it should brake. ABS systems work well, but otherwise there should not be any logic built into not braking when I want to brake. Add all the automation into braking for me if there is an imminent collision detected. Extra braking is good. Less braking than I have asked for is bad.

What about regenerative braking? How do you configure it to prioritize regenerative braking while still allowing the brake pads to be used?