I start my modern car (2023) that's been sitting for about ten days. The very first thing it does is demand a software update, which fails because the battery is "too low". After driving it to charge,...
@nprofile1q... As a fairly "hard core" car dork I am finally prepared to buy an electric car as the next daily driver appliance.
But I don't know if I'll be able to bring myself to do it.
Modern cars are rage inducing due to the terrible infotainment systems and dangerous active safety supports.
If every time I get in the car the first step is to turn off all the nanny systems then I'm not sure I'll be able to do it.
The newest car we currently own is 2016 GTI (wife's toy summer daily and autocross car) and that car has a dangerous accident avoidance system that can be turned off and stays off between restarts. Thankfully, our 2016 Touareg is of the older generation and doesn't have any of that nonsense on it. All my 'fun' cars are much older but I don't drive them in the winter time since we are in the rust belt. Getting into my MR2 is like a breath of fresh air. At the moment doesn't even have a radio in the dashboard. Ha.
ABS and traction control were great additions to every day cars. Beyond that the systems are intrusive and sometimes dangerous if they actively affect a car's velocity IMO.
Looking at the number of responses in your thread I think you struck a nerve. Ha!
But I don't know if I'll be able to bring myself to do it.
Modern cars are rage inducing due to the terrible infotainment systems and dangerous active safety supports.
If every time I get in the car the first step is to turn off all the nanny systems then I'm not sure I'll be able to do it.
The newest car we currently own is 2016 GTI (wife's toy summer daily and autocross car) and that car has a dangerous accident avoidance system that can be turned off and stays off between restarts. Thankfully, our 2016 Touareg is of the older generation and doesn't have any of that nonsense on it. All my 'fun' cars are much older but I don't drive them in the winter time since we are in the rust belt. Getting into my MR2 is like a breath of fresh air. At the moment doesn't even have a radio in the dashboard. Ha.
ABS and traction control were great additions to every day cars. Beyond that the systems are intrusive and sometimes dangerous if they actively affect a car's velocity IMO.
Looking at the number of responses in your thread I think you struck a nerve. Ha!