Most automotive engineers are capable professionals.

But not all!

As a seasoned developer but automotive noob, I'll initiate you in the art of 'CAN bus sniffing': Connecting to the central nervous system of a modern car, interpreting the data, and seeing what we can build as enthousiastic amateurs.

I've done quite a bit of projects in Rust on esp32 microcontrollers, and made a bunch of youtube content of it. One of the biggest reasons I've been excited about Rust for a few years now is that it can bridge the gap between embedded engineers and 'regular' software engineers. These two groups have lived in two very different silo's, while both groups could have learned so much from each other. Rust thrives in both settings, making it so much easier to experience the other side.