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Add your car to the list of uninvited internet of things
by olivermarks 6y ago
Add your car to the list of uninvited internet of things
- teddyh 6y agohttps://twitter.com/_jakegroves/status/1374872023596417024 https://twitter.com/_jakegroves/status/1374872023596417024 https://twitter.com/_jakegroves/status/1375002783103995904 https://twitter.com/_jakegroves/status/1375002783103995904
- switch007 6y agoThat's a "feature" - high beam assist sucks. IMO the root cause of all these stupid safety/assist features is people not paying attention: Lane keep: because you're on your phone Collision detection/auto brake: because you're on your phone High Beam Assist: because you're on your phone Adaptive Cruise Control: so you can be on your phone Auto Headlights: because turning on your headlights means putting down your phone/coffee cup. I've only ever been annoyed by Collision Detection/High Beam Assist/Lane Keep/Auto headlights. They do the wrong thing at the wrong time.
- olivermarks 6y agoDRM in a vehicle is not good for the owner on so many levels. The whole concept of owning a car outright and being allowed and able to maintain it if you choose has already been effectively ended by complexity, lack of shop manuals and legal 'don't remove the plastic engine cover or you'll void the warranty' restrictions was the first wave. Now we have cars transmitting gigabytes of information back and forth to the vendor and who knows who. IMO we should have consumer legislation protecting owners from this razor and blades model the vendors are trying to force through: you buy the car then we sell you endless 'features' and upgrades which will ultimately render the car inoperable unless you. Cars used to be cheap and repairable. Now they are expensive, have a short lifecycle and are becoming infested with endless digital do dads $£ upgrade.