It is not just Germany, but software development culture everywhere else that is not Silicon Valley tends to be like you describe. There has not been great Noki

It is not just Germany, but software development culture everywhere else that is not Silicon Valley tends to be like you describe. There has not been great Nokia software, great Samsung software, great Sony software. Only hardware. This is why challenger banks and banks app are so popular in Europe: they have a UX that works - something that old organisations constantly fail to produce. Cars are just one piece in this greater cultural phenomenom. There is a reason why e.g. Android Auto is better, with all its flaws, than the competition. There is a reason why people like Tesla's software.