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Are there any EV cars without any "technology"? (lemm.ee)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by penquin@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Like the title says, are there any EVs that just have a Bluetooth radio and that's it? Like a normal car, not a smartphone on wheels? If not, do you all think that this will actually happen at some point? This is the main reason why I can't (and will never) buy an EV. I like to have actual buttons everywhere on my car. I think those massive tablets on these cars with all the touch buttons are very dangerous. I like an "entertainment system" that only connects to my phone with either a headphone jack ~~of~~ or Bluetooth. It's a car, not a PC.

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[–] vvv@programming.dev 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Further, in terms of safety, having a large display built into your dash showing you navigation is much better than a small device you jerryrig onto a vent or something. It's easier to see via your peripheral vision, and won't put you in a situation where you need to go find it off of the floor when it falls off.

[–] dom@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Same thing with things like messages and text via the infotainment. You can hit a button and have it read out to you. Saves any temptation from even glancing st your phone while you drive.

Main reason i won't get a rivian is it doesn't support android auto nor any of the functions I mentioned above.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Tasker.

When my phone is connected to the audio system in my car, any texts that come in are automatically read aloud.

In my experience, android auto has always been a flaky nightmare.

[–] GroteStreet@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

automatically read aloud

Oof. I've got some mates with word choices that would raise some questions from the toddler.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 points 6 months ago

Ah, yeah, I don't have that problem. If I have someone in the car, I just turn on the radio instead of the Bluetooth.

But, I could pop up what tasker calls a "scene" when a text comes in, which would ask me if I wanted it read.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 4 points 6 months ago

I'd prefer a decent phone holder instead of a screen in the center console, or at least a solid place to mount a holder. A couple 1/4-20 threaded holes in the dash would be awesome.

I've got a decent adhesive mount phone holder that I stuck to the top left corner of the infotainment system. Because fuck that screen with a rusty shovel.