Does this actually mean anything?

[njhussey]

Gone are the days of tablets and chalk and eye spy on the horse and cart Robin ;) ....its all touchscreen 100% online connectivity these days apparently..............I wouldn't know as I've a 10 yr old Ford :)

[routercnc]

Hi Robin,

I'm afraid Infotainment is now a well established word in the Automotive industry. Obviously an amalgamation of information and entertainment - e.g. touchscreen showing heater controls or traffic information, together with access to radio, DAB, CD, Bluetooth music from your phone, internet and other entertainment.

ECU is the engine brain
CAN is the CANbus which is a sort of network on the car where different systems talk to each other

I would argue there are now more man-hours spent developing software and hardware for cars than the metal bits.

[Robin Hewitt]

I just have this nagging feeling that I should be able to work out what this thing they are trying to sell me actually does.

[Tenson]

Are you a car mechanic? I guess it is an ECU reading programming tool. So you can get diagnostic info, program new keys and that sort of thing. Since cars are always updating the tech inside you need a tool that supports it.