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> It's funny, because most of the people I know want the exact opposite. It’s funny because most people say they have the same opinion as you, but their shoppi
by vineyardmike 2y ago
> It's funny, because most of the people I know want the exact opposite.
It’s funny because most people say they have the same opinion as you, but their shopping habits prove themselves wrong. Tech availability in cars has absolutely driven sales, despite everyone’s claims for desiring the alternative.
> Will my key unlock the door and start the engine, after my car has been parked at a forest trailhead for a week
Most car owners in America will never encounter this situation, and absolutely don’t care about it. Those car owners just don’t hang out in hacker news threads about cars.
- Kon-Peki 2y ago> Tech availability in cars has absolutely driven sales Car reviews and ratings drive sales, and the creators of such things are 100% beholden to automakers for access to the vehicles they need to do reviews. Thus they hype anything the automakers tell them to hype.
- jordanb 2y agoPeople want maps and spotify in their cars. They don't want to go into a menu to open the glove box. Customers don't get the option to have all the manual controls they would have had in the 2000s plus maps and phone integration.