- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmit.online
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmit.online
“There is consumer pressure to back away from technology that is unnecessary to perform everyday tasks.”
“There is consumer pressure to back away from technology that is unnecessary to perform everyday tasks.”
I wish. Instead, the EU releases continously new regulations which makes cars, especially small ones, prohibitively expensive, all in the name of safety. Cheap simple cars are a thing of the past, all new cars are stuffed with unnecessary but mandatory tech just so car manufacturers can make a higher profit.
perceived safety
they’re pushing LED headlights that are clearly dangerously blinding. like has nobody ever heard of a hill before jfc
I really think there should be a middle zone between the quadricycle regulation (like the Citroen Ami, Renault Twizy, etc) and “normal” cars. Make a class for simple and cheap cars that are more capable than the quadricycles, but still have some conservative power and/or speed limits, size limits, and some safety standards.
I’m imagining a class of vehicles that are like a modern take on the post-war economy cars like the Fiat 500, Citroen 2cv, VW beetle, etc. Something similar to the Japanese kei cars, but probably even more restrictive on power.
I wonder if someone sat down and really looked at the legistation and the engineering, if we couldn’t get away with cheaper solutions. Cars have something like a dozen purpose built computers now, can’t we just replace all that bs with a standard piece of hardware? Lane tracking, eye tracking, it’s like everything they do is bespoke.
That sounds a bit like the U.S. regulations requiring sealed-beam headlights, where manufacturers had to choose between a handful of allowed designs. That way, the govt was sure that all headlights were up to safety spec.
It’s a good idea, and could help prevent things like the VW emissions cheating scandal.