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i want a car with zero touchscreen. Heck, even no reverse camera - older folks have been driving just fine for years with just the side and rear mirrors. 3 pedals.
and no airbag, my granddad crashed 6 times and never needed one
Also these newfangled seatbelts, they always ruffle my tie
I've never needed one, therefore they are a waste of money.
I've also never needed anti-cancer drugs, wtf are we doing there
It helps if you're drunk, keeps you from tensing up during the crash.
I get the touchscreen thing, though I really don't mind a touchscreen so long as I have real hard controls for volume and heating/cooling. GPS without touchscreen is painful.
But the backup cameras, absolutely those need to be a thing. They have saved lives. People have arguably never been driving 'just fine', just getting closer to just fine. Backup cameras reduced child death from being backed over by 80%.
Sounds like the upcoming Slate. But it's more of a pick-up platfom. I hope they keep going and extend their product line.
At least it's supposed to be a smaller truck, about the size of an SUV, if I remember right.