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I wonder if there are any car manufacturers boasting a 'dumb car' lineup. The current trend is pretty worrying. And sadly, it seems to get even worse with EVs.
by jgilias 6y ago
I wonder if there are any car manufacturers boasting a 'dumb car' lineup. The current trend is pretty worrying. And sadly, it seems to get even worse with EVs. For some reason car manufacturers seem to want to market their EVs as 'smart-cars'. Which I find cringe worthy.
- crocodiletears 6y agoIt's likely a similar situation to televisions. Large fleet acquisitions may have the option to request telematics be disabled on their vehicles. Never operated a fleet, though - so that's my speculation.
- navaati 6y agoThere kinda is: Renault has Dacia.
- adav 6y agoAren’t Dacia cars just facelifted older Renault models with the manufacturing moved to markets with cheaper labour?
- vbezhenar 6y agoNo, they originated from Romania models and have nothing to do with original Renault models AFAIK. I own Dacia Sandero 2015, it's as dumb as possible and I love it. Not sure about latest models, I know that there's some smart stuff added, like remote engine start, but AFAIK no Internet connectivity yet, just radio channel (and, of course, it's optional).
- dingaling 6y agoOP was correct, the early Dacia models were license-built older Renault designs. The first post-merger models like Sandero were based on a stretched Renault Clio 3 platform. The new ones are built on the Renault-Nissan CMF-B, as are new Ladas.
- LinuxBender 6y agoI've been told a couple of times that Tesla have an off menu option for no network connectivity but I have no idea if this is true or too what degree.