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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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[-] gilokee@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

aand this is why I won't buy a car made after 2010.

[-] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 14 points 2 weeks ago

2016 is still a good year as most of the connected tech isn't supported anymore as it's on the 3g network.

[-] gilokee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

good to know!!

[-] Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social 10 points 2 weeks ago

IMO cars peaked around 2015

Interiors looked really nice and you had analog dials etc. Wish some small screens, just enough.

Today it's just big plastic dashboard with cheap tablets stuck in them

[-] GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

The analog dials were an illusion. That information has been processed digitally for at least the last 25 years.

[-] Giblet2708@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 weeks ago

Analog an illusion? Yes.

Tactile effectiveness an illusion? No.

[-] Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

I don't really care what's happening in the backend, I want it to look nice and not cheap

[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I had a base model around that time frame. Good safety ratings for its time but the car isn't integrated with the touchscreen so while it's already a dumb-car, I could make it even more simple by tearing out the radio and installing one without a screen. Makes me happy to know I'm not obligated to fix it if the radio breaks because I drive maybe 30-40 miles a week and would rather keep my money than shell out for all the gimmicks.

[-] magic_smoke 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Eh, my early 9th gen civic is nice, though I think they ruined it only like coupla years later with cell radios.

[-] 13igTyme@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Cars after 2010 are fine. It's the recent years that are the issue. My 2020 Forester is just a regular car with a small regular display just for radio or plugging in my phone for the map.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

This is why I ordered a Slate.

[-] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I hope you get your money back when they fold.

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