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nkaminar · 08-19-2021, 02:23 PM

We just bought a new car. It makes me appreciate my Model A more and more. Although the new car will drive without it, the car really requires to be connected to a smart phone for a lot of the functions to work, such as the GPS navigation. All aspects of driving are controlled by the onboard computer including braking, steering, lights, camera, action. It will beep and move the steering wheel if you wander too much from your lane and will apply the brakes if it thinks they should come on. It really freaks me out. For one thing, I am a very private person and have all the location services and SIRI disconnected in my iToaster.

So, what do you think about this? Does it freak you out too or are you 16 years old?

08-19-2021, 02:23 PM	#1
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,903	Computer on Wheels We just bought a new car. It makes me appreciate my Model A more and more. Although the new car will drive without it, the car really requires to be connected to a smart phone for a lot of the functions to work, such as the GPS navigation. All aspects of driving are controlled by the onboard computer including braking, steering, lights, camera, action. It will beep and move the steering wheel if you wander too much from your lane and will apply the brakes if it thinks they should come on. It really freaks me out. For one thing, I am a very private person and have all the location services and SIRI disconnected in my iToaster. So, what do you think about this? Does it freak you out too or are you 16 years old? __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.