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> I do feel like I'm risking my family's life when it fails to connect and I'm left fiddling with it while driving. Wireless connectivity may be frustrating (t

by jmye 1y ago

> I do feel like I'm risking my family's life when it fails to connect and I'm left fiddling with it while driving. Wireless connectivity may be frustrating (though I've never had connectivity issues plugged in to the USB port), but this is a really bizarre framing. Just pull over.

nebula8804 1y ago
How about no. I don't want to pull over and "reboot" the car (like I had to with the Mach-E). My daily for 15 years has been a 2006 Mazda 3 with an added AUX port and a magsafe phone holder on my dash. No software crashes, no nonsense.
- SkyPuncher 1y ago
  > I don't want to pull over and "reboot" the car (like I had to with the Mach-E). Next time, try holding Volume down+forward buttons. That being said, Ford makes great vehicles, but terrible software. My car has so many stupid bugs (all just annoyances).
- jmye 1y ago
  This isn't really responsive to the conversation, here. OP was complaining about having to fiddle with his device and putting his family at risk. I have no idea what you think you were responding to, but it wasn't that particular conversation (especially given I mentioned having no issues after plugging in my device - no different than you've stridently suggested doing).
  - nebula8804 1y ago
    You are proposing to "Just pull over." What a ridiculous thing to have to do. There is this problem that is a potential safety issue and your response is to have the OP adjust his "workflow" to compensate for this? Carplay is just another bug prone layer. An alternative solution is to not have to deal with these bugs in the first place by eliminating that extra layer. Thats what I am proposing. Direct connection of the phone to an AUX port is not carplay. It is the app running directly on the phone with its own context. Is it 100% bug proof? no because only a paper map would solve that problem. But far more testing has been done on the apps running directly on the phone vs the phone having to connect through the manufacturer's implementation of Carplay.
    - jmye 1y ago
      I am proposing that, rather than putting your family's life at risk because you're bothered that your wirelessly connected device doesn't connect to your car particularly well, you prioritize your family's life an pull over to fix it. You're making this a product discussion for some bizarre reason, and it feels like you just want to scream at me about how bad the connectivity options are. I haven't, at all, disagreed with that. Again, I have simply and clearly suggested that OP prioritize his family over his device. Anything else you've chosen to read into that is you wanting to be angry and refusing to read anything written as a result. Please take a deep breath.
marstall 1y ago
Actually, whether it's texting, talking on the phone, or yes, troubleshooting a connection, tech-distracted driving is a big risk for drivers, causes tons of accidents.

by jmye 1y ago

nebula8804 1y ago

How about no. I don't want to pull over and "reboot" the car (like I had to with the Mach-E). My daily for 15 years has been a 2006 Mazda 3 with an added AUX port and a magsafe phone holder on my dash. No software crashes, no nonsense.

SkyPuncher 1y ago
> I don't want to pull over and "reboot" the car (like I had to with the Mach-E). Next time, try holding Volume down+forward buttons. That being said, Ford makes great vehicles, but terrible software. My car has so many stupid bugs (all just annoyances).
jmye 1y ago
This isn't really responsive to the conversation, here. OP was complaining about having to fiddle with his device and putting his family at risk. I have no idea what you think you were responding to, but it wasn't that particular conversation (especially given I mentioned having no issues after plugging in my device - no different than you've stridently suggested doing).
- nebula8804 1y ago
  You are proposing to "Just pull over." What a ridiculous thing to have to do. There is this problem that is a potential safety issue and your response is to have the OP adjust his "workflow" to compensate for this? Carplay is just another bug prone layer. An alternative solution is to not have to deal with these bugs in the first place by eliminating that extra layer. Thats what I am proposing. Direct connection of the phone to an AUX port is not carplay. It is the app running directly on the phone with its own context. Is it 100% bug proof? no because only a paper map would solve that problem. But far more testing has been done on the apps running directly on the phone vs the phone having to connect through the manufacturer's implementation of Carplay.
  - jmye 1y ago
    I am proposing that, rather than putting your family's life at risk because you're bothered that your wirelessly connected device doesn't connect to your car particularly well, you prioritize your family's life an pull over to fix it. You're making this a product discussion for some bizarre reason, and it feels like you just want to scream at me about how bad the connectivity options are. I haven't, at all, disagreed with that. Again, I have simply and clearly suggested that OP prioritize his family over his device. Anything else you've chosen to read into that is you wanting to be angry and refusing to read anything written as a result. Please take a deep breath.

marstall 1y ago

Actually, whether it's texting, talking on the phone, or yes, troubleshooting a connection, tech-distracted driving is a big risk for drivers, causes tons of accidents.