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https://manas.tech/blog/2020/02/11/nikola-motor-company/ https://manas.tech/blog/2020/02/11/nikola-motor-company/

• jwitthuhn 5y ago
  It seems real strange that they're using Crystal, I don't see "HTML5 Supercomputer" listed as a supported platform.
  • ricardobeat 5y ago
    Mind explaining the joke?
    • jwitthuhn 5y ago
      https://www.truckinginfo.com/330475/whats-behind-the-grille-of-the-new-nikola-hydrogen-electric-truck https://www.truckinginfo.com/330475/whats-behind-the-grille-... See the "Advanced Electronics" section about halfway through the article.
      • isaacimagine 5y ago
        > "The entire infotainment system is a HTML 5 super computer," Milton said. "That's the standard language for computer programmers around the world, so using it let's us build our own chips. And HTML 5 is very secure. Every component is linked on the data network, all speaking the same language. It's not a bunch of separate systems that somehow still manage to communicate."
        • a_lost_needle 5y ago
          You know SpaceX uses electron for it's UI's, right?