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> Rather than relying on a built-in infotainment system, you'll use your phone plugged into a USB outlet Absolutely horrible. 3-4 standard DIN slots with simp
by M95D 2y ago
> Rather than relying on a built-in infotainment system, you'll use your phone plugged into a USB outlet
Absolutely horrible.
3-4 standard DIN slots with simple plastic covers would let users install anything they want: a 2-DIN player, a 1-DIN CB radio and a 1-DIN equalizer or amp or tachograph, or simple storage space.
- BobaFloutist 2y agoI don't know, as long as I can do basic controls (pause, play, skip, previous, and maybe go ahead/back 10-20s if you're feeling nasty) this is basically my dream setup. Why futz with pairing and connecting via Bluetooth when you probably want to charge your phone anyway?
- tzs 2y agoI keep an insert in my phone's USB-C port that blocks it. It would be kind of annoying to have to take it out whenever I want to connect the phone to the car and then put it back in when I leave the car. I'm not actually sure that this is necessary with USB-C, but when I had Lightning phones I noticed that every so often they would stop charging when I plugged them in. I determined that was from pocket lint getting into the port. Scraping the lint out with a toothpick would fix things. When I got a phone with wireless charging I switched to using that and put a cover on the Lightning port. I kept the habit of using a port cover when I got a USB-C phone. I've not actually checked to see if pocket lint is a problem with USB-C ports.
- M95D 2y agoBecause basic controls belong on the steering wheel or at least physical buttons that you can find while looking at the road.