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I understand why buyers like digital novelties in cars: they're flashy and sexy, and they make your 4 year old car look old by comparison. I also understand wh
by randcraw 5y ago
I understand why buyers like digital novelties in cars: they're flashy and sexy, and they make your 4 year old car look old by comparison.
I also understand why car makers like digital flash: your 4 year old car doesn't support your latest iPhone, network, or peripherals, so you're motivated to buy a new one every few years.
(And of course, old car tech distracts your driving LESS, however that fits into the picture.)
I think we will never see cars with modular digital tech that can be updated. A car with replaceable digital hardware and software won't rapidly go out-of-date the way current cars do. They would cost far less to update than replace. So nobody wants it... except perhaps grownups.