| Off the top of my head: Why doesn't every car: - stop collecting and reporting my data to the manufacturer - offer full diagnostic readouts of trouble codes - come with one or more docking bays to mount and wireless charge phones - come with a router for all occupants to share a powerful car based hotspot - offer a manual transmission - showcase my fuel efficiency rather than my rpms (who needs a giant rpm gauge anymore?) - come with airplane style passenger monitors tied to individual phones - support phone based entry and start - support find my car - include E-ZPass or equivalent - stop micro-transactions - allow self repair The things I do like about my cars are: - 5k or 15k miles between services - backup cameras - integrated mapping - remembers my seat and mirror preferences - AWD when I need/want it |
- most people don't want (or need) a manual transmission - automatics are just plain better (as much fun as driving a manual can be, for ~97.3% of driving (even in a stick-shift), you're only in one gear anyway
- haven't seen a car that doesn't show (or offer to show) current mpg in probably 15 or more years
- the last thing we need are more screens that can have issues
- phone-based entry and start ... sounds good - until you forget your phone. Or replace your phone. Or want to loan your car to a friend.
- self-repair is "allowed" on pretty much any vehicle ... but no sane person wants to do most repair because it's neither time- nor cost-effective