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In terms of features I see on high end cars… (no clue if these are available in Chinese cars, just to help you get an idea of what exists) 1. Backup camera wit
by kulahan 9mo ago
In terms of features I see on high end cars… (no clue if these are available in Chinese cars, just to help you get an idea of what exists)
1. Backup camera with lines that move as you turn the wheel
2. Camera setup that lets you see how close you are to curbs, other cars, etc. from a plethora of unexpected angles (you can get a top-down view of your car! Pretty cool.)
3. Automatic parking when parallel parking
4. “Reverse actions” feature, where you press a button after very carefully getting into a spot, and the car replays it in reverse to get you out of said spot
5. Lots of remote features tied to an app. The ability to look through cameras, auto-record videos when people get close, lock and unlock and view status of the car. Remote tracking via GPS in case it’s stolen.
6. Turn on your turn signal, your dash changes to a live video feed of that side of the car
7. Chairs with heating and cooling, massaging, and auto-inertia-damping features
8. Bluetooth and Apple CarPlay plus Android auto
9. Road-scanning cameras which adjust suspension live based on upcoming road conditions
10. Crash preparation features like Benz’s Pink Noise or auto-recording a minute of video to assist with crash investigations
There are probably may I’m forgetting.
- jjmarr 9mo agoI have 1 and 8 on my cheap RAV4 from 7 years ago. Heated seats too.
- itsthecourier 9mo agosaw an xpeng playing music outside the car, not inside, for beach parties and, this is not a joke, truly: the seat gave me a massage.
- charlie0 9mo agoLol, 1 to 4 is just called "knowing how to drive". These cameras aren't a serious value add unless you're driving a massive tank, err car.
- kingstnap 9mo agoBackup cameras have been legally required on new vehicles for like a decade. It is well understood to prevent accidents. There are hundreds of millions of drivers with new ones entering and old ones exiting the roads all the time. If you want to practically improve safety you have to make the vehicles safer, you can't just hope pointing fingers at bad drivers is gonna do anything.
- com2kid 9mo agoThe rear window in trucks and SUVs is above the head height of a small child. w/o a backup camera there is literally no way to see if a small child is behind you. So many parents ran over their own child that backup cameras are now mandatory in the US.
- SoftTalker 9mo agoThat's why you check all around the car before setting off.
- morsch 9mo agoChildren tend to move around.
- prmoustache 9mo agoMost people are just crap at parenting. Whenever I am moving a car backward to park or unpark my car, I ask everybody to stand at a specific place where I see them, regardless if they are adults or kids. So yes everyone is right, yes a lots of people are just bad at taking basic safety measures but backup cameras are still a necessity because this will not change, it is even worse with people doomscrolling their smartphone while driving.
- faeyanpiraat 9mo agoor reversing in public where random kids could end up behind you I guess
- com2kid 9mo ago> Whenever I am moving a car backward to park or unpark my car, I ask everybody to stand at a specific place where I see them, regardless if they are adults or kids. How does that help other people walking down a sidewalk?
- jabl 9mo agoUnfortunately children playing in the yard have ample time to get behind the car between you checking it, entering the car, starting it, and reversing. Yes, in principle one could take whatever other measures necessary to prevent such accidents. In reality, backup cameras save lives. Just like seatbelts, anti-lock brakes, crash safety standards, and other safety features that "Real Manly Drivers" protested against back in the day.
- AdamN 9mo agoParking in a dense European city is much easier with the rear camera. The pure radar version is ok but the camera really allows you to use every inch.
- drnick1 9mo ago> 5. Lots of remote features tied to an app. The ability to look through cameras, auto-record videos when people get close, lock and unlock and view status of the car. Remote tracking via GPS in case it’s stolen. This is akin to spyware, since inevitably it is a cloud service using an onboard cellular modem. I would personally rather have none of 1-10. What I do want in a high-end vehicle is things that are there for my benefit (heated steering wheel, heated/ventilated seats, spacious cupholders, etc.) not the manufacturer's.
- vpribish 9mo agohuh. I don't want any of those things and i do have a porsche.
- gadiyar 9mo agoI have 1,2,6 and 8 plus part of 5 and 7 (remote lock, unlock, status and GPS tracking, heated and cooled seats) on my 4-year old Hyundai Tucson. Not expensive and a very good value for money car. Made in Alabama.
- BeetleB 9mo agoNot sure about 4 and 9, but the rest are available in US cars (not sure if any US car has all of them, though). Some of these have been around for almost a decade. Not specific to EVs. I drive an ancient car (2003), but I've rented cars that have the rest.