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> Logs are written to the flash memory every time the car is in use, which soon reaches its lifetime number of write cycles; once this limit has been reached, the touchscreen dies

wonder if the write cycles are reset when the car is restarted?

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This isn't a software check. When the memory reaches its "lifetime number of write cycles," that means it's dead.

For flash memory? No. Once the max lifetime write cycles are reached at best it becomes read-only memory.

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