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I guess it depends on what you mean by "digital" features. I purchased a 2021 vehicle, its a GM vehicle. Its my first GM product, my last was a Toyota but ver
by oneorangeday 5y ago
I guess it depends on what you mean by "digital" features.
I purchased a 2021 vehicle, its a GM vehicle. Its my first GM product, my last was a Toyota but very basic model, no tech. This has everything and while I enjoyed it at first, a few things started to happen in the vehicle that made me realize that I don't want this vehicle anymore. Primarily the OnStar "feature", I get an ad like chime every so often, asking if I would like to sign up or that this vehicle has OnStar and I should activate it.
I get the world we live in and I get that everything has a subscription service attached to it but when that OnStar kicks in while I am talking to someone in the car it creeps me out. Its like when Siri asks how can I help you when you didn't ask for help yet its feels a bit more awkward. Can't explain why except I will be selling the vehicle very soon, just not sure what I will be getting next. Older, like 2000's, low miles and base model.
Its why I have not purchased an EV, while they don't all have subscriptions its started to feel like they are all going in that direction. I love tech but
it has become a bit overwhelming in vehicles. If I paid for the car I really don't want to have ads while driving the vehicle (old school thinking I guess).
- hedora 5y agoThis matches my impressions of an older GMC (except it didn’t nag about OnStar activation). That truck had software bugs that’d sometimes run the battery down over night or cause the entire dashboard and onstar voice response system to freak out. Alarmingly, a powertrain software bug caused it to behave unpredictability in parking lots. The Bolt had the same bug, but it manifested in a more severe way. Search “bolt unexpected acceleration while parking”. Mine was a base model (only knobs; no touchscreens or even medium resolution displays), though it had rudimentary voice control and internet of some sort. I don’t plan to buy a GM again, unless they can make one with zero computers for me, or maybe outsource their software development to a competent firm. The fact that they have a self-driving car division terrifies me.