I worked at a company that did software for these connected infotainment system. They cost cut those things to the bone, minimal ram, minimal cpu, shit screens. Even in the high end models.
Gotta remember that the car radio has always been a cheap gimme.
Gotta remember that the car radio has always been a cheap gimme.
Not really. Some of the hardware that you could get in the 1950s-1970s timeframe was great. Heavy chrome knobs and bezels, permeability-tuned front ends with separate RF stages... electromechanical mechanisms that seemed like witchcraft when I took them apart as a kid, and would still be cool to play with today.
Gotta remember that the car radio has always been a cheap gimme.