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For over a century, the automobile has represented freedom, power, and the thrill of mechanical mastery. The connection between driver, machine, and road defined what it meant to own and love a car. But in today’s digital era, a different trend is unfolding. Cars are no longer just machines designed to take us from point A to point B. Increasingly, they resemble something else entirely: smartphones on wheels.

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[–] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] ZephyrXero@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

My car is basically an accessory that turns my phone into a car, yes.

[–] PostaL@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago
[–] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

the thrill of mechanical mastery

I remember people in the 80s/90s complaining that those pieces of shit were broken all the time. Not anymore IMHO. There was only thrill for a few car enthusiasts.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

My car is a 2023 and I pretty much by-pass all the integrated tech and use apple Car Play.

Watching people whine about tech in cars has always been comical to me. The first time I heard it was in the 80s and how cruise control was going to make cars unusable eventually.

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago
[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I’m gonna be honest, I want my car to be an iPad on wheels. 120fps, buttery smooth animations, 3000nit brightness 19” vertical panel with CarPlay Ultra.

However, I’d be totally satisfied with the Slate truck model that has an app on a tablet that hooks directly into the truck. That’d be honestly more ideal.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Both fit in the same category of unfortunately necessary and terrible goods...so the merger makes sense to me.

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