[upinthemountains]

Originally Posted by vulturedoors ↗

Volkswagen/Audi. Ford/Lincoln. Chevy/Buick/GMC. Stellantis products (Dodge, Ram, Chrysler, Jeep, Fiat, etc.) Toyota/Lexus. Nissan/Infiniti. Honda. Kia/Hyundai. Alfa Romeo. Mercedes.

I mean do you want me to list all the car manufacturers that do this? I've worked in car rental for 15 years. I drive new cars almost daily. They all have some kind of lockout for various features while the car is in motion. Some even make you put the car in Park first.

Obviously most allow you to fiddle with the radio, though, which I agree is a distraction. However most models also permit some manipulation of the radio through the steering wheel controls, which is better.

Tesla, though, makes you go through the screen for almost everything, which is BAD and I hate it. The Model 3 even makes you use the screen to access the side mirrors and the windshield wipers. Which is just...retarded. Because then you really are looking at the screen while driving.

My personal vehicle is a 2023 GMC Denali truck. My wife’s vehicle is a 2022 Ford Expedition. My work truck is a 2023 Dodge Ram 2500. All of these vehicles have a trillion options on the monster displays that work while driving. Navigation. Radio. Car play. Text/phone. Weather. Vehicle performance. Vehicle settings and functions. Rear facing camera. Everything works. Literally the only thing you can’t perform while driving is pairing a new Bluetooth

Hell even some of my phone apps work through the console.

You tried to make it sound like somehow the car manufacturers were magically blocking out drivers ability to fidget with this stuff on new cars. False.

[winvens]

Originally Posted by Hunted ↗

Canadian County

Why the hell did us Canucks form a county in the middle of the United States?

[vulturedoors]

Originally Posted by upinthemountains ↗

My personal vehicle is a 2023 GMC Denali truck. My wife’s vehicle is a 2022 Ford Expedition. My work truck is a 2023 Dodge Ram 2500. All of these vehicles have a trillion options on the monster displays that work while driving. Navigation. Radio. Car play. Text/phone. Weather. Vehicle performance. Vehicle settings and functions. Rear facing camera. Everything works. Literally the only thing you can’t perform while driving is pairing a new Bluetooth

Hell even some of my phone apps work through the console.

You tried to make it sound like somehow the car manufacturers were magically blocking out drivers ability to fidget with this stuff on new cars. False.

We have a Yukon and an Expedition at work right now, as well as a Ram (although not the 2500). I'll check, as I'm curious.

[depraved1]

For the 2026 model year,
the Feds are strongly considering FORCED assisted driving options for ALK vehicles sold in the US.

Several vids can be found on YT about it.

Thet are also considering making it to where Federal LE Depts can
disable any vehicle, at any time, for any reason they deem nesscessary” for model year 2028, maybe earlier.
And possibly, putting in “listening devices”, in ALL vehicles, soon.


No im not kidding.

Seems like BIGTIME OVERREACH to me!

[Roosta]

"Listening Devices" Well there goes breaking in the new girlfriend at the drive in.