Halfway through he describes this as malicious compliance with the “right to repair” law. Apple and others are making a mockery of the law.

    • Zak@lemmy.worldEnglish
      461·
      20 hours ago

      It’s an electronic parking brake. Those are common now because a small switch takes up less interior space than a lever for a cable-actuated parking brake, and the computer can disengage the parking brake if it detects that the driver is attempting to drive with it activated. The computer is involved in brake pad replacement to tell the parking brake motor to open to its widest position to accept new pads, and calibrate itself to their thickness.

      This requires a special adapter and software subscription rather than a button on the infotainment screen because Hyundai is engaging in rent-seeking and perhaps trying to direct business to its dealers.

      • lightnsfw@reddthat.comEnglish
        11·
        15 hours ago

        Guess I’ll add this to the list of reasons I’m keeping my current car until it falls apart.

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        16·
        18 hours ago

        So if your brakes go out and you try to use the parking brake for a slow stop it won’t do anything anymore?

        • Zak@lemmy.worldEnglish
          14·
          17 hours ago

          Correct, though the car in question here is electric and will almost certainly use the motors to slow the car to reuse that energy. The motors should be able to stop the car even if the hydraulic brakes fail, and probably more effectively than a mechanical parking brake.

        • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
          6·
          18 hours ago

          apparently some do and some don’t. or they require a particular cheat code when pressing the button, idk.

          the point is, you can’t trust your parking brake to be an emergency brake anymore, you press a button and hope something happens

        • ouRKaoS@lemmy.todayEnglish
          2·
          7 hours ago

          As terrible as the HVAC adjacent transmission is, at least there’s actual physical buttons & not a touch screen…

          It can still be enshittified further…

        • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
          6·
          14 hours ago

          Part of it is space savings or just making the interior more appealing.

          Never seen the third pedal on an American car/truck?

          Why have this huge space dedicated to the parking brake (hand lever) and gear shift.

          It’s not a “huge space” and the reason is because they’re significantly less expensive, more reliable, and easier to adjust and repair.