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Are Cars Just Becoming Giant Smartphones on Wheels? (www.carsandhorsepower.com)
submitted 1 day ago by Changelin@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world
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For over a century, the automobile has represented freedom, power, and the thrill of mechanical mastery. The connection between driver, machine, and road defined what it meant to own and love a car. But in today’s digital era, a different trend is unfolding. Cars are no longer just machines designed to take us from point A to point B. Increasingly, they resemble something else entirely: smartphones on wheels.

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[–] Guidy@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Sadly yes and they’re mainly taking the worst aspects. Normal built in features like heated seats as subscriptions, dropping smartphone integration for their own far inferior dogshit UI and features, and so on.

[–] Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

No need for data grabbing AA/Carplay shit in my car, stock ui works superior. But give people the option

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Volkswagen is so bad at this! They have phone connectivity but they bog down the infotainment with they're own crap software. The GPS is so bad it slowes down the whole system. I will never use vw maps. Ever. Just stop!

And Chevy just doesn't have android auto on or apple play on their lower trim levels. But they do compensate by integrating Google maps at least.

Kia is the best though. Minimal proprietary software. Plug your phone in and android auto automatically comes up.