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This! "Smart" TVs are already a dumb idea because the "smart' piece will be outdated long before the rest of the device, but a car...?! I want to drive my car f
by ajmurmann 4y ago
This! "Smart" TVs are already a dumb idea because the "smart' piece will be outdated long before the rest of the device, but a car...?! I want to drive my car for ~15 years. All the "smart" stuff will be long outdated.
- scarface74 4y agoCarPlay and Android Auto are basically just dumb terminals to the phone. It’s easy to keep those compatible. The cars that supported the iPod USB protocol in 2005 still work today with modern iPhones. Yes I know that Android Automative is different than Android Auto.
- shadowgovt 4y agoIf it will be outdated, how can it be provided at all in a car? I perceive from the parent comment that there's an assumption that one can just write a low level API that a high level, customizable interface could run against. We aren't far enough along in the process of digital computing in cars to know what that API looks like. So any user interface at all with fancy features requires frontend and backend integration (so that safety testing guarantees can be made if no other reason), and you're there for stuck with either OTA updates, and interface that will look prehistoric within 15 years, or nothing at all.