Please make a dumb car

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Post by wrycoder » Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 3:24 AM UTC

Please make a dumb car
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Re: Please make a dumb car

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Post by arealaccount » Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 4:05 AM UTC

Get a motorcycle and be one with your vehicle!

Re: Please make a dumb car

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Post by llamajams » Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 4:15 AM UTC

I had a frank conversation with an SSE in infotainment about all this not so long ago; he generally agreed with this drift , but when I asked why? Said that what the customers(focus groups) want =\

Re: Please make a dumb car

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Post by vannevar » Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 4:37 AM UTC

llamajams wrote: post #3

I had a frank conversation with an SSE in infotainment about all this not so long ago; he generally agreed with this drift , but when I asked why? Said that what the customers(focus groups) want =\

I wonder how they assemble those groups. I'm guessing there is some significant selection bias in the process.

Re: Please make a dumb car

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Post by junon » Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 4:44 AM UTC

Same with TVs, please. I can't find a single OLED on the market that doesn't have Android or some shitty Samsung OS installed on it.

Re: Please make a dumb car

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Post by Fezzik » Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 4:54 AM UTC

junon wrote: post #5

Same with TVs, please. I can't find a single OLED on the market that doesn't have Android or some shitty Samsung OS installed on it.

I highly recommend TCL TVs. The remotes are super simple (with just the buttons you need), the UI is straightforward and you never have to connect to the internet. I’m on my second panel, only because I wanted to downsize from 65” to a 55” when I moved, and connected to an AppleTV it is a dream to use.

Edit, to add: the OLEDs aren’t to market yet… but they’re on the way!

Re: Please make a dumb car

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Post by junon » Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 4:57 AM UTC

Fezzik wrote: post #6

junon wrote: post #5

Same with TVs, please. I can't find a single OLED on the market that doesn't have Android or some shitty Samsung OS installed on it.

I highly recommend TCL TVs. The remotes are super simple (with just the buttons you need), the UI is straightforward and you never have to connect to the internet. I’m on my second panel, only because I wanted to downsize from 65” to a 55” when I moved, and connected to an AppleTV it is a dream to use. Edit, to add: the OLEDs aren’t to market yet… but they’re on the way!

All of their products appear to be "smart". Why can't they just make a TV that is... a TV?

Re: Please make a dumb car

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Post by Fezzik » Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 5:02 AM UTC

junon wrote: post #7

Fezzik wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I highly recommend TCL TVs. The remotes are super simple (with just the buttons you need), the UI is straightforward and you never have to connect to the internet. I’m on my second panel, only because I wanted to downsize from 65” to a 55” when I moved, and connected to an AppleTV it is a dream to use. Edit, to add: the OLEDs aren’t to market yet… but they’re on the way!

All of their products appear to be "smart". Why can't they just make a TV that is... a TV?

They may be labeled as smart, but they’re not nerfed at all if you don’t connect to the internet. And there are no notifications or interruptions trying to get you to connect. You can even just hook it up to a set of rabbit ears and set ‘antenna TV’ is your default mode and every time you turn the TV on it’ll go right to over-the-air programs. I’m a big fan, obviously, as I hate smart devices.

Edit: grammar.

Re: Please make a dumb car

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Post by spydr » Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 5:14 AM UTC

junon wrote: post #5

Same with TVs, please. I can't find a single OLED on the market that doesn't have Android or some shitty Samsung OS installed on it.

What’s your gripe with android tvs? I hate Samsung for their ads but I own an android and have found it to be nothing less or more than what I need.

Re: Please make a dumb car

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Post by ab_testing » Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 5:16 AM UTC

I think a lot of the smart car features have to do with legislation.

All new cars require a back up camera due to legislation. But a backup camera with a huge 8" screen is only useful for backing up. So the manufacturers try to use that screen real estate for infotainment when the car is moving forward.