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> If every vehicle had internet access Trains in Germany don't even get consistent internet signal when moving through less populated areas so cars having inte
by dewey 4y ago
> If every vehicle had internet access
Trains in Germany don't even get consistent internet signal when moving through less populated areas so cars having internet-only radio is even more unrealistic.
- netsharc 4y agoMaybe they could buffer the broadcast (e.g. music played yesterday) for such cases. I remember being in an Audi in 2012 which could automatically record the traffic announcements - the radio station would send a signal that the host is about to read out some traffic info, and most cars' entertainment units have a setting to switch to that broadcast, pausing the CD player. The Audi had an auto-record feature in case you needed to hear them again.
- dewey 4y agoI'd guess that the FM module is very cheap these days so it's probably easier to just throw that in than having some error prone internet-buffering system in place which would then also be confusing. Going through a tunnel? Current news broadcast interrupted and music from yesterday starting to play doesn't sound like a good UX.
- Johnythree 4y agoMost tunnels are required by law to have a leaky-feeder arrangement which rebroadcast the AM and FM bands so that emergency services can still be heard.