Fiat/Jeep recall - I'd say this is only the start of the worries about IoT (internet of things) cars. I'll hang on for ver2.1 of the Autonomous Car.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0724/717042-jeep-hacked/
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Fiat/Jeep recall - I'd say this is only the start of the worries about IoT (internet of things) cars. I'll hang on for ver2.1 of the Autonomous Car.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0724/717042-jeep-hacked/
Personally i dont want or need my car connected to the web
Id love to see a specialist manufacturer dealing only in good old fashioned reliable well balanced cars
Things i dont want or need
E brake
Electric assisted steering
Fake engine/exhaust sounds
Run flats
Internet connection cars
Start stop
Keyless entry
A computer for a simple battery swap
Park assist
Lane assist
Blow your nose assist
Im sure i can think of more
Auto wipers can go on that list, I'm not sure how or why they first came about but if I'm driving and it starts to rain, I can handle turning on the wipers myself...really it's no hassle. That and BMW's wonderful move of omitting a dipstick in the engine bay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gar
I didn't honestly know cars had Internet in them these days and I see no need for it at all.
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Haha I'm paying to get it installed in mine! Ah its just a feature that happens to be on NBT, no need for it, but not complaining :)
I couldn't hack start stop, electric parking brakes are daft, keyless entry would be handy though... Is it just me or are all these features for the lazy?
Auto lights and wipers are handy though :)
I do like gadgets, but i do argree that its adds an unnecessary layer of complexity, with more chances for things to go wrong :)
Sure we'll get a list going for the crack feel free to add to it [emoji1]
Things we dont need or want
E brake
Electric assisted steering
Fake engine/exhaust sounds
Run flats (bring back the wheel well)
Internet connection cars
Start stop
Keyless entry
A computer for a simple battery swap
Park assist
Lane assist
Blow your nose assist
Auto wipers
Auto lights
Lack of dipstick (bring it back)
I agree with almost everything but I do like auto lights and wipers. People complain about auto wipers not working how it should but I find it works perfectly :)
Electric seats are unnecessary. No complaints, I just don't think they're worth the extra weight.
Over the top, needless electronics, full stop! Had to completely pull apart a range rover during the week to try find a wiring fault. They have about 26 seperate ecu's!!! Even the windows have their own ecu. Why????????!!!!
And the money makers....... Egr's and dpf filters.
Electric handbrakes. Electric trottles. Motorised steering columns. Plastic fuel filter housings that break as soon as you touch them. Spline/torque headed bolts- whats wrong with just having a normal bolt??? Lack of water temp guages. Reverse beepers- what were lexus thinking??