Gooooooood morning =)

[tsumik]

For waking up at 6 this morning I'm suprisingly chipper. I attribute this all to Audi's service department. I didn't know quite what the expect taking my car in for it's first diagnostic and inspection. Talk about super nice and people who really know how to make someone feel like an appreciated customer. The service tech walked out with me to the car and went over all the various things, asked if there was anything I liked or didn't like about the car, etc. even made some changes in the cars computer like automaticly locking the doors when the car reaches 8 mph and unlocking them when I turn off the car, or holding the unlock button down on the remote for 5 seconds to open all the windows and sun roof to let all the heat out in the summer. They're going over the whole car, putting it on the diagnositc computer so the car can tell it what it thinks is wrong since it has it's own on board diagnostics, replacing the faulty window switch, and possibly replacing the leather on my drivers seat cause the leather has changed color in front of the power lumbar support.

It gets me thinking about technology though and how advanced it's getting these days. Over christmas my father was telling me all about the new stealth fighter lockheed is building. The F-22. It's the next air superiority fighter beyond the F-15 which the Air Force currently uses. The plane is so advanced that besides the fact it has three independent diagnostic systems on board the plane, if something breaks one of the three systems relay back to base that X part is broken or damaged. Then the computer at the base inventories the part, orders a new one, and has it automatically shipped to where ever the plane is scheduled to return. This all happens without the pilot or ground maintence having to schedule, analyze, or order anything. Could you imagine your car doing that with a dealership? Knowing something was wrong and telling the dealer to order a part and schedule a maintence before you even have to take it in.

Technology just amazes.

Comments

[jusbritt.livejournal.com]

technology has gotten cahrazy, what kinda audi do you have?

[anmorales.livejournal.com]

I can't believe that you were awake at 6. I think it needs to be a national holiday now. =p

[mooneyshine.livejournal.com]

I want an Audi!

[sh0ter.livejournal.com]

I think I saw a BMW commercial along the lines of auto-scheduled maintinace. Its pretty neat, but pretty crappy. And what happens when you can't afford the scheduled maintinace?

[raistlinvassago.livejournal.com]

I actually sat in an F-15 once at a McDonnell Douglass company party (my dad used to work there) and there were lots of buttons and things...(and a glass panel so i couldnt touch any of them.)