I wish I lived in the alternate timeline where the USSR was putting out a new Lada EV that still has all physical controls and the only user-facing tech stuff was a head unit with Bluetooth and a small screen for the backup camera. If it made any economic sense, my ideal car would be some low tech 2000s subcompact like a first gen Scion xB or Honda Fit retrofitted with a modern EV powertrain. Well, I guess my ideal car is no car at all, but y’know.
I’m with you. I don’t need my headlights to project graphics onto the road in front of me. I don’t want my side mirrors to be camera feeds. I don’t need a projector screen to unfold in the back seat. I don’t need a dedicated little tablet to replace all the climate controls. I just want to be able to drive in comfort and not pay out the ass for the privilege.
I wish I lived in the alternate timeline where the USSR was putting out a new Lada EV that still has all physical controls and the only user-facing tech stuff was a head unit with Bluetooth and a small screen for the backup camera. If it made any economic sense, my ideal car would be some low tech 2000s subcompact like a first gen Scion xB or Honda Fit retrofitted with a modern EV powertrain. Well, I guess my ideal car is no car at all, but y’know.
I’m with you. I don’t need my headlights to project graphics onto the road in front of me. I don’t want my side mirrors to be camera feeds. I don’t need a projector screen to unfold in the back seat. I don’t need a dedicated little tablet to replace all the climate controls. I just want to be able to drive in comfort and not pay out the ass for the privilege.