Initially I agreed with the headline but the content of the article was almost entirely not what I was thinking. To me, cars are getting a lot better recently.

Initially I agreed with the headline but the content of the article was almost entirely not what I was thinking. To me, cars are getting a lot better recently. Parking cameras and all the different warning systems like lane changes or rear end warnings are really useful. It's much easier to park a large SUV in a tight parking spot than it used to be, and cars seem to be getting safer as well. Almost none of this is due to CarPlay or Android Auto, though, which are the main ways Silicon Valley is affecting transportation. CarPlay seems fundamentally limited - it's nice to listen to Spotify or podcasts in your car, it's nice to have integrated maps, but no other apps seem to be mattering much, and even interacting with a touch screen isn't a great experience because it's so distracting. If anything more of the interaction with CarPlay should be via scroll wheels, which some cars do support. The stuff this article refers to - public transportation, Uber, self driving cars - none of that is really making any difference right now. Maybe it'll get better someday. 90% of Americans have cars, 5% commute on public transit, most Americans never use Uber. Cars really are improving with technology though.