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.

  • gendulf@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I don’t like any screens in my car

    I thought I didn’t either until I got a car with a built-in backup cam. Extremely helpful, and I feel vulnerable in a car without it.

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      1 year ago

      In the US, they’re mandatory in all new vehicles.

      I’d wager this is part of the reason for the ubiquitousness of touchscreens.

    • visiblink@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      That’s partly because modern cars have really bad sightlines. The old ones (without airbags) had thinner pillars between the windows and way more glass, which meant that you could see around the car much better.

      Edit: but yeah, you’re right that a backup cam is really useful now.