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This is one think I don't understand. Dear automakers, it's 2015, please just leave a big hole in the middle of the front panel with USB-C connector and don't f
by dandare 11y ago
This is one think I don't understand. Dear automakers, it's 2015, please just leave a big hole in the middle of the front panel with USB-C connector and don't force your obsolete technology on me. Any half decent tablet with Android is vastly superior to whatever "computer" you designed into the car in 2007.
- mdorazio 11y agoIt's complicated by two factors: 1) The head unit controls far more than maps and entertainment; it's also wired into climate controls, seat positioning, etc. that require direct access to other vehicle hardware. 2) Head units and associated services are a profit center for OEMs. Switching to a "bring your own tablet" model would cost them a fair amount of profit.