The study found 58.3 percent of buyers say they couldn’t live without Bluetooth connectivity
Strange, when smartphones no longer come with 3.5 mm sockets… The consumer never asked for the majority of these “features”: they already had access to most of them (through their smartphone or other standalone device), or was easily and cost-effectively installed as an aftermarket gadget. All of these “safety” features, that coincidentally also happen to constitute a (future) privacy-nightmare, were pushed for by: legislators, insurance companies, and the automotive industry itself. Consumers effectively got conned into buying a duplicate of products they already owned, but which are instead subject to terms and conditions dictated by aforementioned stakeholders.
I like Bluetooth as well so I added a Chinesium Bluetooth to 3.5mm adapter to my dumb older car. Got a phone mount as well for when I need maps. Having tried Android Auto, I can say my setup works just as well for me and it comes without any of the shit software or the hardware lock-in.
Strange, when smartphones no longer come with 3.5 mm sockets… The consumer never asked for the majority of these “features”: they already had access to most of them (through their smartphone or other standalone device), or was easily and cost-effectively installed as an aftermarket gadget. All of these “safety” features, that coincidentally also happen to constitute a (future) privacy-nightmare, were pushed for by: legislators, insurance companies, and the automotive industry itself. Consumers effectively got conned into buying a duplicate of products they already owned, but which are instead subject to terms and conditions dictated by aforementioned stakeholders.
I like Bluetooth as well so I added a Chinesium Bluetooth to 3.5mm adapter to my dumb older car. Got a phone mount as well for when I need maps. Having tried Android Auto, I can say my setup works just as well for me and it comes without any of the shit software or the hardware lock-in.
Right on, same here. :)