You just legislated remove keyless entry, start, software controlled driving assistance anything, and center console infotainment displays out of existence. I applaud your bold vision and anxiously await an opportunity to support it at the polls.
Those huge center screens are massive visual distractions, and tempt designers to put more and more in them (such as AC controls). They tempt your eyes away from the road.
Every single car I've driven recently (about 20 different models) had a different way of adjusting the brightness and changing the night/day mode. I drove a new, high-spec BMW recently and it wasn't possible to reduce the brightness manually - the German manufacturer knows better than you, supposedly.
Driving assistance such as emergency braking and auto high beam has caused me more problems than not. The UK has narrow streets and many parked cars - the car often thinks you're going to crash in to a parked car. The auto high beams turn off when I don't want them to, and don't come on when I do.
Keyless entry was (is?) a total boon for thieves (hello, Jaguar Land Rover)
It's understandable that you have a specific set of personal preferences, nothing wrong about that. Wanting to impose them on everyone else, well, you know..
Oddly enough, based on my limited research, OP’s personal preferences aren’t even an option these days.
In my limited research, I wasn’t able to find a new vehicle that didn’t include infotainment / advanced safety features, etc. I assume this is what the market desires but I personally would just like to have the option to buy a new car that has creature comforts limited to a basic radio, heating and AC. It was a bit mind boggling that the cheapest base model cars come with an 8” touch screen and all kinds of advanced safety features these days.
You seemingly can’t buy just a car these days, it has to be a car with everything added on (whether you want it or not). Kind of like televisions these days, you can’t buy a television that just has inputs, speakers and a tuner.
Again maybe this is what the market desires and I’m just an oddball outlier.?
This is a good point. When there is no option (except not buying a new/new ish car) it becomes less credible to keep claiming “this is what the market wants”
There is a parallel with low cost flying. Almost every airline in Europe is a low cost one now (and business, class often 2-6x the cost of economy isn’t much of a difference). Why should I be counted as validating their business model when there’s is barely any choice now?
