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0 pointssschueller2y ago0 comments

Infotainment is not a cars purpose but an addition. If you need to play video games and watch Netflix then you should not be driving.

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konschubert2y ago

I would like a map that is up to date and has a good UX. Spotify and podcasts. Voice controls that allow me to hear and speak text messages.

Basic stuff, impossible for Volkswagen.

EDIT: I agree with the replies that say this should be handled by CarPlay/Android Auto. In which case I’d like my cars software to support that well.

EDIT2: Oh and there has to be an api where the car shares charge state and range estimates with my phone, such that my phone can plan a route around charge stops.

prmoustache2y ago

This is better provided by your smartphone which already gives you access to your digital life and controlled with android auto.

I wouldn't want to have to setups accounts in my car. Also you don't necessarily want the persons who borrow your car to know everythings about you including every single place you have marked as favorite.

cuu5082y ago

Me too, but I want none of this built into the car (not even if just as a "dumb" Android Auto screen) because this technology will look outdated and tacky in 5 years

stavros2y ago

I'd like a dumb screen that mirrors my phone, and my phone can take care of all of that. Android Auto is what I want.

hef198982y ago

Picking VW as an example for Infotainment is the equivalent of picking Tesla for reliability: a way to show how not to do it.

europeanNyan2y ago

I can vouch that Dacia or Renault is not any better and serve as a pure gateway to Apple Carplay.

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switch0072y ago

Voice control is the entertainment! I only ever use it when I’m bored and to see how hilariously wrong it can be :D

qwertox2y ago

It's not like TomTom or a phone with Google Maps on it can't scratch that itch.

konschubert2y ago

TomTom doesn’t know the place I searched for earlier and my phone doesn’t know the battery state of my car. (Though the latter could Be fixed through an api)

timeon2y ago

> Basic stuff

Unlike Spotify, car radio does not need subscription nor account.

Telemakhos2y ago

This. I still drive a 2001 auto in no small part because it’s a car instead of an ipad on wheels. I don’t want a GPS or any of that distracting nonsense, and I don’t want my car spying on me.

myko2y ago

I'm not a fan of my Tesla and can't wait to replace it but the video games/Netflix are for when you're charging, you can't watch Netflix while driving on the infotainment

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konschubert2y ago

I would like a map that is up to date and has a good UX. Spotify and podcasts. Voice controls that allow me to hear and speak text messages.

Basic stuff, impossible for Volkswagen.

EDIT: I agree with the replies that say this should be handled by CarPlay/Android Auto. In which case I’d like my cars software to support that well.

EDIT2: Oh and there has to be an api where the car shares charge state and range estimates with my phone, such that my phone can plan a route around charge stops.

prmoustache2y ago

This is better provided by your smartphone which already gives you access to your digital life and controlled with android auto.

cuu5082y ago

Me too, but I want none of this built into the car (not even if just as a "dumb" Android Auto screen) because this technology will look outdated and tacky in 5 years

stavros2y ago

I'd like a dumb screen that mirrors my phone, and my phone can take care of all of that. Android Auto is what I want.

hef198982y ago

Picking VW as an example for Infotainment is the equivalent of picking Tesla for reliability: a way to show how not to do it.

europeanNyan2y ago

I can vouch that Dacia or Renault is not any better and serve as a pure gateway to Apple Carplay.

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switch0072y ago

Voice control is the entertainment! I only ever use it when I’m bored and to see how hilariously wrong it can be :D

qwertox2y ago

It's not like TomTom or a phone with Google Maps on it can't scratch that itch.

konschubert2y ago

TomTom doesn’t know the place I searched for earlier and my phone doesn’t know the battery state of my car. (Though the latter could Be fixed through an api)

timeon2y ago

> Basic stuff

Unlike Spotify, car radio does not need subscription nor account.

Telemakhos2y ago

This. I still drive a 2001 auto in no small part because it’s a car instead of an ipad on wheels. I don’t want a GPS or any of that distracting nonsense, and I don’t want my car spying on me.

myko2y ago

I'm not a fan of my Tesla and can't wait to replace it but the video games/Netflix are for when you're charging, you can't watch Netflix while driving on the infotainment

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