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, with most of the ire directed toward in-car infotainment

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[–]BerryBoy1969It's not red vs. blue - It's capital vs. you 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Once you've moved out of your teen and 20 something years, you begin to realize a vehicle is just a tool to transport your ass between points A and B and back again, as reliably as possible if function is more important than form when choosing your means of transportation.

Navigating a vehicle on the streets of America, clogged with tech addicted consumers reveling in their rolling consumer experience, with their crack cooling/bun warming seats and IMAX Theater dashboards, while having conversations on their surround sound audio system with all the important people, who need to discuss all the important things that are important to them, while scanning the navigation app guiding them to the same place they've driven to 50 times before, but might suggest an alternate route, depending on the traffic conditions caused by hundreds of other 'must have' tech distracted idiots, who will then follow their app into the new traffic congestion they created to avoid the traffic on their original route, is all the sensory experience I need while driving my Ludditemobile wherever I'm going.

An overpriced vehicle with all the modern conveniences nobody needs is not what I'm in the market for. I'll take my 96 F250 with 372,000 miles, rebuild it from the ground up, and still be money ahead of buying a modern brodozer that's uglier than a sack of buttholes.

To each their own I suppose, I just wish they'd enjoy their sensory experiences without driving them around and fucking up traffic...

[–]shatabee5 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Cars are mechanical conveyances, not fucking devices.

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    [–]shatabee5 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

    It sounds like it's more of a conveyance to me. The destination isn't the grocery store in his case.

    [–]LeftyBoyo67Tired of Dem Pefidy 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Seriously, I don't need a fucking iPad instead of a dashboard. And I want my fucking ignition key back! Lol

    [–]chakokat 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    But it seems like people are warming up to native operating systems, as long as they’re developed by Google and not the automaker. JD Power found that models that have Android Automotive with Google Automotive’s operating system, AAOS, “score higher in the infotainment category than those with no AAOS whatsoever.”

    But here’s where things get kind of weird: AAOS without Google Automotive Services (GAS) receives the lowest scores for infotainment of the three categories. Google Automotive Services refers to all the apps and services that come with the car when Google is built into the car — also known as “Google built-in.” Ford, GM, and Volvo have all said they will use GAS for their current and upcoming vehicles. Meanwhile, some Stellantis vehicles use Android Automotive but partner with other tech companies for their app services, like Amazon.

    That’s surely music to GM’s ears, which recently made the controversial decision to block access to CarPlay and Android Auto in its future EV lineup in favor of a native Google infotainment system. If people are telling JD Power they like cars with GAS, or Google built-in, that could work in GM’s favor, depending on how they choose to move forward. (bold mine)

    I won’t buy any future cars from GM. I’m allergic to Google.

    [–]chakokat 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    People are fed up with infotainment? And the fact that ‘big brother’ can listen to all your conversations? and that your vehicle can be stopped remotely anytime ‘big brother’ decides? How can that be?/s

    [–]rundown9 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    These systems were originally envisioned for cars full of kids in need of something to keep them calm during commutes, also why the automakers started dropping the "commuter car" if favor of large SUV's.

    But it turns out the people that can actually afford these fancy vehicles tend to be childless and use their cars for just driving. And the trends aren't looking any better with new cars pushing 6 figures and young professionals forgoing kids all together.

    Gotta wonder who the idiots are cooking up these marketing strategies.

    [–]sdl5 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Not quite.....

    They are the Mom minivan pf the last 15 years,

    BUT

    If they can afford that big SUV and Mom driving them to school or such,

    Then each child has a handheld. iPad, NS, laptop, etc etc.

    And today most kids have those at home and insist on dragging them with into the car.

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      [–]CaelianPost No Toasties 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

      Me? I want a nice, simple electric car like this 1916 Milburn Electric Coupe ⚡

      [–]CaelianPost No Toasties 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      How strange. Drivers don't like having distractions everywhere when they're trying to concentrate on driving.

      [–]weavilsatemyface 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      Putting touch screens and "in-car infotainment" in a car is like putting a turd in a birthday cake.