Especially EVs, or especially Teslas?
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Psythik@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoI miss the days when the radio was its own separate thing in a car. Hate the outdated UI? Just replace the radio head unit with a modern one.
Nowadays it’s a lot more difficult. There is a module called iDatalink Maestro that allows you to still maintain most factory features after replacing your head unit, but a lot of cars tend to be incompatible—especially EVs—as more and more features become integrated into the stereo. The days of modular components in cars is nearing an end.
brianary@startrek.website 2 weeks ago
SSJMarx@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
It’s a shame, because with EVs especially modular everything should be a whole lot easier than ever before. I guess it took a decade and a half for governments to force smartphones to be able to be jailbroken or message one another, hopefully we see a similar evolution on EVs where these locked down features get forced onto common standards.
Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
This is why I think the people modding cars to be evs are so much better.