4 ms·
That picture of the dashboard displaying "Hello, Liam" is what makes me super happy that I bought a 2022 Honda CR-V with a minimal computerized dashboard. I do
by MisterTea 10mo ago
That picture of the dashboard displaying "Hello, Liam" is what makes me super happy that I bought a 2022 Honda CR-V with a minimal computerized dashboard. I do not want my car knowing who I am.
- CodingJeebus 10mo agoJust because it doesn’t have a HUD on your dashboard doesn’t mean your vehicle isn’t tied to your personal identity in myriad ways. Almost all cars ship with sophisticated telematics systems nowadays.
- lawgimenez 10mo agoI wonder how the UI will adopt with a longer name.
- RankingMember 10mo agoI'm just sick of interfaces pretending to be human. Be an unabashed interface, just show me the gauges or weather or anything functional on boot-up. (Unless you're KITT- KITT can talk to me.)
- dentalnanobot 10mo agoThat message is really just confirmation of which driver profile is active. It could say “selected profile: Liam”, but “hello” is just as good, I think.
- SoftTalker 10mo agoIt's the difference between the Star Trek computer and HAL-9000
- joezydeco 10mo agoVolvo tries to assign profiles (and Google logins) to each key so the idea is that the car is set up for you when you enter. They don't fully have it right (profiles only swap when the car is unlocked), so it's kind of pointless at the moment.
- systemtest 10mo agoOut of curiosity. It is possible to use a modern Volvo without a Google account?
- Ambroos 10mo agoYes. Android Auto and CarPlay still work and you get basic Google Maps functionality without signing in. You can't download additional apps though.
- brnt 10mo agoGreat, not only do we have to carry an extra fob, we have to each carry one that individually tracks us.
- neogodless 10mo agoAt least in the current state, you do not have to carry an extra fob. Most of the time, I hand "my" fob to my spouse, and once she's in the car, she presses the appropriate memory recall button. All optional, of course. You can adjust seat position and change radio stations yourself manually.
- throw20251220 10mo agoNo, you don’t have to. It makes some things convenient.
- neogodless 10mo ago
- The_President 10mo agoLet's Windowsify it. "Welcome to your Volvo, let's get started" "Please wait while we prepare your car!" "Something went wrong."
- neogodless 10mo agohttps://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/if-microsoft-built-cars-joke.29495/ https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/if-microsoft-built... If microsoft built cars (joke) (2004) Possibly better reference: https://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/humor/WindowsVsCars.html https://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/humor/WindowsVsCars.html Comparing Microsoft Windows With Cars "If GM had kept up with the technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon"
- The_President 10mo agoLol, a blast from the past. "You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off." Not too far from the current state of things. Arch Linux car would just be a pallet of raw materials with a link to a wiki.
- The_President 10mo agoAdd one more to that: put the car in the garage with a full tank to find out it has no gas when you take it out for a spin a week later.
- qingcharles 10mo agoGive a fake name to it, for a start.