[mcculley]

I want the nav system to quit reminding me to turn when it notices that I have signaled. I want to pause navigation when I stop at the gas station or make some other stop (when not in gear, not gear change; the nav system should know when the vehicle has parked). Integration between the nav system and the rest of the car is table stakes at this point. It’s okay that you only want music. Some of us have higher expectations from our cars.

For example, the nav system should know when the battery charge or gas tank level is not enough to get to the destination.

I want the car to provide every bit of information it has to the phone so it can do smart things with it.

I rent a lot of cars in lots of places and I am amused at how poorly some manufacturers are handling this. Yes, treating the phone like an iPod works. That worked more than a decade ago.

(I was amused by your comment about Massachusetts. I am fully aware that Massholes have no respect for each other or the rule of law. Every time I return a rental car to Logan in one piece is a victory.)

[ninkendo]

The sad thing, is that somewhere out there there’s an infotainment PM at an automotive company taking note of every item in your list and saying “let’s implement stuff like that in our infotainment system! It’ll be a (jazz hands) differentiator!”

The auto manufacturers still have this delusion that they’re competing with Apple and Google on infotainment, instead of seeing the truth that better phone integration is not only the technically better solution, it’s something the customers want, and something that saves the company money. But you can’t get someone to understand something when their salary requires that they not understand it.

[itishappy]

> It’s okay that you only want music.

I've only ever known there was music...

What manufacturers do this state integration the best, in your experience?