• chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Don’t cram touchscreens and smart features into every fucking aspect of your car. Keep your costs low, keep prices low, and believe it or not, you’ll tap into the “bottom” 60% of the market that has been forced to buy used for the last 10 years. I don’t want a base trim 10 year old Honda Accord with 150k miles, but it’s all I can find for under $20k.

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      7 months ago

      I keep getting shit on for wanting an EV with manual roll-up windows where you have to use your hands, a super basic FM stereo kit, and a dash clock being the most advanced shit inside. I don’t need rear-view cameras and sensors and other shit that complicates and increases repair and insurance costs. I don’t get it. Give me dead simple, please and thank you.

      • ltxrtquq@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Back up cameras are mandatory in the US, and apparently Automatic Emergency Braking will be mandatory starting in 2029, so you’ll be stuck with some sensors whether you like it or not.

        But otherwise I agree that buttons and dials are better for controlling AC and radio than a touchscreen ever will be.

        • CaptObvious@literature.cafe
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          7 months ago

          Backup cameras are useless for many people. I can either wear glasses so that I can see where I’m driving, or I can take them off to see the fisheyed backup screen. Not both.

          • TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zipEnglish
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            7 months ago

            Good thing glasses are permanently superglued to your face and thus it’s impossible to swap between having them on and off when swapping between going backwards and forwards…

            • CaptObvious@literature.cafe
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              7 months ago

              Except for those of us who, you know, like to see where we’re going rather than relying on a limited FOV camera. Of course, if I could learn to remove and replace them while keeping both hands engaged in actually, you know, steering the damn car, that’d be great.

              • TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zipEnglish
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                7 months ago

                I better have both hands on the wheel for all those times I’m mid turn and shift while still moving into reverse……

                It’s… for when you’re backing up. You’ve come to a complete stop. You’re going to stop before you start moving forward again. It’s not hard to tilt glasses onto the top of your head while you stop or flip them back down when you stop.

                A MUCH bigger issue would be the rear view mirrors which are just cameras and screens.

                Are you mixing the two up?