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[–] [email protected] 51 points 7 months ago (47 children)

It's sad that you can't replace the infotainment unit in a new car with an aftermarket unit anymore. I imagine 10 years from now we'll have a fleet of cars with outdated infotainment systems that can't connect with whatever future version of bluetooth/carplay/android auto anymore. Imagine driving cars with giant but useless infotainment screens that can't do anything but playing mp3 off a USB stick because its outdated system can't connect to your new phone.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

can’t do anything but playing mp3 off a USB stick

i'd rather that then spyware

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Playing MP3's off of a USB stick is literally all I do with my car's stereo, and in fact all I want it to do.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

Car infotainment systems have always been outdated.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

As long as it can play tapes, I'm okay. Still using a tape adapter to connect my mp3 player :)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Haven't seen a new car that can play tapes in nearly 20 years. Got bad news, boss.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I hear you. I'll settle for an aux port when I get a new car...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I got bad news for you, boss...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I replaced my car's stereo with one that had an auxiliary 1/8" stereo jack.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Aux port is precisely what I'd look for when getting a new car. Even though by the time I do, perhaps my last Sansa Clip mp3 player will be dead and I'd get a new model with Bluetooth.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't have to imagine, because I refuse to buy such type of car.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What happens when all new cars do this and the older used cars dry up? We need laws to prevent this, but i just don't feel like that's going to happen unless China is the one doing the data collection.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Let's start our own company!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Yeah, it was almost a rite of passage in my teen years - getting a decade-old used car and immediately replacing the crap factory system with some overmarketed, overpriced, but really cool kit. Of course nowadays the factory systems are better sounding at least, but you're spot on regarding the out dating of software and protocols.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

It's even worse when you have a new-ish car that can handle any size USB stick, but will only load the first 8000 files it sees...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Yup, sadly you just have to replace the entire car. You certainly can't attach an entirely new system with speakers and everything to any surface inside the car, just impossible.

I do agree that it's not good, but it's also going to be far less of an issue than you think.

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