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>In the end, consumers don't give a shit about the in-vehicle infotainment. It sucks, or it's AA/CarPlay. My ideal "infotainment" is a button that lets me pair
by devmor 2y ago
>In the end, consumers don't give a shit about the in-vehicle infotainment. It sucks, or it's AA/CarPlay.
My ideal "infotainment" is a button that lets me pair bluetooth and volume/skip controls on my steering wheel. I have a phone mount, like almost everyone does. I don't need a display on my dashboard.
AA/CarPlay (and everything else) are genuinely just distracting annoyances that take up space. Especially in newer cars where the screens are for some reason, no longer matte and often angled upwards so that they just blast reflected sun into your eyes.
- internetter 2y agoLikewise. I vastly prefer the physical buttons, as I can hit them without taking my eyes off the road. The only two things I use infotainment for is mapping and music control.
- hedora 2y agoBluetooth should let you select phone audio sources from your car buttons. It’s usually terribly implemented. iOS doesn’t support it for third party apps or first party podcasts, and apple music’s support is a shit show. Android is better, but it is hit-or-miss depending on the car. I wish the government would declare this a safety feature and mandate recalls for incorrect implementations (including phones and cars).
- Tagbert 2y agoIf find the Bluetooth interface too limited because it requires interacting with the touchscreen on the phone. I want to use the large screen on the car with an interface that is optimized to work while in the car not small controls on a small phone.
- bluGill 2y agoNo touch screen i should be accessable by the driner unless the car is in park. I don't care if it is the phone or infotainment, no touchscreen is allowed.
- lokar 2y agoIt what if I’m in FSD mode? /s
- Tagbert 2y agoThe person I was replying to was arguing for a Bluetooth connection to their phone instead of CarPlay. CarPlay is much better from a safety standpoint than a phone screen.
- prmoustache 2y agoYou just choose a superlong playlist before starting the car and then play it randomly. You don't have to interact with the phone. Last time I had a car I had an old mp3 portable mp3 player constantly hooked up to the car with 4GB of music inside. I would just hit play and drive and would only adjust volume from the steering wheel if I needed to. If I had a car again I would probably do the same, that is the lowest distracting way to have music in your car.
- devmor 2y agoThere is absolutely nothing on the phone I need or want to interact with while driving that is not covered by bluetooth audio controls. Perhaps you should reconsider your driving needs vs safety?
- Tagbert 2y agoI'll think about that while I'm sitting at a stop light and skip a chapter in a podcast.