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The Honda software is mediocre as well but I suspect any sensible automaker realizes that most consumers are using Car Play or Google Play so they put some juni
by ghaff 2y ago
The Honda software is mediocre as well but I suspect any sensible automaker realizes that most consumers are using Car Play or Google Play so they put some junior engineers on a checklist item and call it a day.
- generic92034 2y agoI wonder when cars become inoperable without using a smartphone.
- ghaff 2y agoPeople had paper maps and often precise directions that they had on their laps or a human navigator using those maps or directions. They stopped at gas stations to ask for directions (or didn't--guys refusing to stop to ask for directions was something of a trope). So obviously they managed but probably in ways a lot of people today wouldn't find satisfactory. How did you manage before smartphones and even email/text for meeting people and generally coordinating activities generally? People managed.
- bluGill 2y agoThat is a different question. I can use my car without a smartphone. However if I buy a new car will I be able to use it if I break my smartphone?
- ghaff 2y agoSure. You may just not have a navigation system or be able to park in some places. I don't need a smartphone to drive in general and don't always plug it in locally. (I may more or less need a transponder on some roads or have a bit of hassle.) I guess that could change at some point but would guess that there would be a lot of pushback to Operating this vehicle requires a working smartphone especially given there's no cellular access in a lot of places.
- bluGill 2y agoSo far. Will that continue is the question.
- ghaff 2y agoAt a minimum, connectivity would have to be much more universal than today. Certainly, cellular is very far from pervasive and even satellite isn't 100%.
- generic92034 2y agoThe smartphone could bridge gaps in connectivity with buffered data, depending on the purpose.