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It's been 10+ years since cars have gotten screwed in the Consumer Reports and other outlets for bad infotainment. What's the fix? VW's MIB2/MIB2.5 was pretty
by bri3d 4y ago
It's been 10+ years since cars have gotten screwed in the Consumer Reports and other outlets for bad infotainment.
What's the fix? VW's MIB2/MIB2.5 was pretty much the pinnacle of automotive head unit innovation, IMHO, and it wasn't due to the technology - it's QNX and J9 Java like so many head units before it. It just... worked, which seems a bridge too far for modern infotainment.
I think C+D and other outlets need to start scoring cars based on their head units, or at least considering them. Much like tires, it's clear that these venues have enough power to bend the industry to some extent.
- bombcar 4y agoThe problem is cars are bought entirely on other things, the infotainment is not even considered and is rarely a dealbreaker.
- digitalsushi 4y agoI cant purchase a car that doesnt let me just aim the fan at my face, and set the temperature to a specific mix of outside air and heated air. I dont want automatic environments. Fan, face, 16C/60F degrees every day of the year. There will come a day where we will prove I dont know what I want cause I cant buy it anymore.