02-09-2019, 12:46 AM
(04-08-2014, 12:48 PM)Red Mist_imp Wrote: This is the future; anyone wanting to know how ECU tuning is done, click away...
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gCp1BNHhS68]Flash Tune Explained
The other cool thing about the ECU tuners is that all of them, that I've heard about at any rate, offer a free lifetime reflash of your ECU if you modify the bike further, that is, if you do your reflash to a stock bike, and then later add a full system or slip-on, or whatever, you send your ECU back, tell them what you've done to your bike, and they'll reflash it again to match the new configuration.
Of course this is depending on them having a "flash" for your new setup; very easy with most sportbikes since there are a multitude of machines out there being tuned, but if your "flasher" is nearby, you can just run on over and they'll redo it for free. So your $499 gets you free "flashes" for the life of the bike.
Welcome to the omni-present world of embedded systems. Hopefully these subsystems never get a long range radio (e.g. Wi-fi) for remote access. That said, the trends for electric vehicles, including m/c's, get almost regular firmware upgrades for all kinds of reasons, including performance optimization, customization, security, and bug fixes. Hopefully the updates (i.e. "flashing" the firmware) are restricted to direct connect or short range bluetooth.
Manufacturers really have the ability to (and some might) exercise authenticated and secure sessions with vehicle firmware upgrades. I think Tesla uses best known methods. If done correctly (i.e. military strength session negotiations, which is not hard to do), third-party "tuners" of the future will never be able to re-tune vehicles of the day.