2. takes you where you "need to go", not where you "want to go"
3. refuses to be corrected
4. confidently takes you to the wrong place, even when the need/want matrix above aligns
we don't need no stinkin' ai in cars
I understand the need for software/firmware which controls intricate operations of the vehicle, like VVT, etc, but the less software in my car, the better - the most important requirement of a vehicle is that it reliably gets you to where you need to go, and software introduces more points of failure (eg do a search on ford owners who are unable to start their Ranger pick-ups sometimes), where "ai" (llm slop-generators!) will simply make that worse. At some point, the only option will be to look for some pre-2000 car with a known good track record (eg Toyota Land Cruiser) to avoid all this baloney.
And I'm a software dev - so my opinion on software in vehicles is grounded in experience with software in myriad other domains.
1. require extra fingers to operate
2. takes you where you "need to go", not where you "want to go"
3. refuses to be corrected
4. confidently takes you to the wrong place, even when the need/want matrix above aligns
we don't need no stinkin' ai in cars
I understand the need for software/firmware which controls intricate operations of the vehicle, like VVT, etc, but the less software in my car, the better - the most important requirement of a vehicle is that it reliably gets you to where you need to go, and software introduces more points of failure (eg do a search on ford owners who are unable to start their Ranger pick-ups sometimes), where "ai" (llm slop-generators!) will simply make that worse. At some point, the only option will be to look for some pre-2000 car with a known good track record (eg Toyota Land Cruiser) to avoid all this baloney.
And I'm a software dev - so my opinion on software in vehicles is grounded in experience with software in myriad other domains.