People are getting fed up with all the useless tech in their cars
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Tesla continues to rank above average.

People are getting fed up with all the useless tech in their cars — For the first time in 28 years of JD Power’s car owner survey, there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in satisfaction, wit…::People are dissatisfied with the technology in their cars, according to a new survey from JD Power. They especially don’t like the native infotainment systems.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    261·
    1 year ago

    physical buttons for the important stuff; stuff like setting interior RBG lighting color and intensity? that can go on soft buttons.

      • evranch@lemmy.caEnglish
        91·
        1 year ago

        For real if I wanted RGB footwell lighting I would install it myself. And I did, in my first beater car, as a dumb teenager does. I thought it looked pretty cool.

        But now as a grown man I want a car to start every time, go fast when I step on the pedal, and have AC like a refrigerator. If it’s a truck I want it to pull heavy trailers and not get stuck in mud and THAT’S IT.

        Currently driving a 2008 Crown Vic and a 1978 F350 on propane, both of which do exactly what I want.

        • Zron@lemmy.worldEnglish
          42·
          1 year ago

          My 2004 Honda accord had a good EQ, and it was all controlled with 2 buttons and the radio tuning dial to adjust the levels.

          There is no need for a touchscreen in a vehicle. A small screen for displaying information is one thing, but I should not be compelled to play with what amounts to an iPad when I’m driving a car.