This reads like satire, but sadly isn't?
So modern cars have millions of new shiny sensors, but cannot get accurate information on the fuel tank, something my old shitty car reliable can?
So modern cars have millions of new shiny sensors, but cannot get accurate information on the fuel tank, something my old shitty car reliable can?
Otherwise it was, like all things back in the good old days, incredibly precise +/- 10%
The sad thing is, if todays values are worse.
Going uphill? Gauge says 1/4 tank left.
Steep downhill? Out of gas.
Not sure which end the pump was on, but I never ran out despite what the gauge would say.
I'm not sure what is actually used instead, but I'd guess they just measure the pressure on the inlet to the fuel pump. An absolute pressure sensor only costs 3 cents and the fuel pump is probably already on the CAN bus.