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The complete poster in English
Behind every invention is a story
Sometimes it all begins with a very simple question: “Why doesn't this thing work as it should?”
Maybe it is an old car that keeps driving us crazy. A warning light that comes on without explanation. A problem that returns just when we thought we had solved it.
Some people get angry, some give up… and some start asking questions.
Smart Control also grew out of this spirit: curiosity, a desire to understand how things work and the idea that technology should help people, not complicate their lives.
And this is precisely where Smartino comes from.
A tireless little explorer, able to get excited about a bolt, a control unit or a mystery to solve. Every discovery is an adventure to him. Every problem is a new question.
Sometimes he causes a little trouble. But he never loses his desire to understand.
Fantastic characters, something very real
B-AX, Nemo and Smartino belong to a drawn, exaggerated world full of unlikely situations. Yet behind their adventures are people, passions and genuine pieces of Smart Control's history.
There are friendships, experiments, ideas born almost as a game, problems tackled together and that particular satisfaction when, after many attempts, something finally works.
Smartino is also a little metaphor for our approach to building software: take nothing for granted, stay curious and keep looking for answers.
Smartino's Return
So let us start again with an old car, a driver on the verge of a nervous breakdown and a little explorer who really should not be left with a spanner.
Because sometimes, to begin solving a problem, all it takes is finding the right way to listen to it.
Enjoy the adventure. And welcome back, Smartino!
Back to the comic ↑From the story to real data
Smartino is back.
Your car has something to tell you. Start with the data.
Smart Control OBD2 is the Android app available today: with a compatible adapter it lets you read diagnostic codes and data made available by the vehicle.
The comic is a humorous portrayal, not a real screen or a list of app functions. Reading a code provides information to investigate further: the app does not automatically repair faults and does not guarantee identifying their cause.