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1. quanti+f8[view] [source] 2023-10-17 21:51:10
>>DamonH+(OP)
Hardware orgs, such as auto manufacturers, are often poor software providers. This is sad.
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2. incaho+de[view] [source] 2023-10-17 22:29:45
>>quanti+f8
it's not a bug, it's a feature!

This might be a bit disingenuous but has any software in any car been worth the drive space it was installed on?

The untold amounts of complaints just on the software from various auto manufacturers is incredibly concerning to the point that I soon drive a car from the 90s into dust before I attempt to drive something with a lagging interface, or a complete screen failure leaving the car inoperable.

Some of the issues could be attributed to user error (working in IT I'm not stranger to that), but this push to screen everything is a huge step backwards in the automobile design philosophy.

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3. gruez+nl[view] [source] 2023-10-17 23:26:26
>>incaho+de
>The untold amounts of complaints just on the software from various auto manufacturers is incredibly concerning to the point that I soon drive a car from the 90s into dust before I attempt to drive something with a lagging interface, or a complete screen failure leaving the car inoperable.

I think all the negative online comments have clouded your perception of modern cars. The toyota rav4 is the best selling non-truck in the US in 2023. If you check their interior shot[1], there's a screen but all the essential functions have physical controls. The only reason you'd need to use the screen is if you want to access the built in navigation system or radio, but you were probably going to use google maps and spotify anyways. Meanwhile you get all the features that "a car from the 90s" doesn't have: rear camera, adaptive cruise control, parking sensors, automatic breaking, lane departure warnings, blind spot monitoring, and better fuel economy.

[1] https://www.toyota.com/rav4/photo-gallery/section/interior/s...

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4. dns_sn+n61[view] [source] 2023-10-18 07:31:52
>>gruez+nl
Some would argue that rear cameras, adaptive cruise control, parking sensors, automatic braking, lane departure warnings and blind spot monitoring are just an unnecessary crutch that will break down, be expensive to fix, or even dangerously malfunction.
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