[jauntywundrkind]

Monolithic software. Cars come bundled with an entire suite of specialized software interfaces, for all sorts of personal systems - from sound, to interior lighting, to window control, to hvac. You take what you get, and hope it's ok.

I wish there were software interfaces that let users enjoy the "soft"ness software can bring. I'd way rather be able to try out & maybe build my own apps for different car functions. I'd like control via other devices. I'd like to share control with other people & their devices when they're in the vehicle.

It was posed as a negative thing, but the "Jeep hack" of 2015 (affecting a much broader range of vehicles highlighted what a simple capable powerful bus underlies the car. It's just a DBus compatible interface for a huge range of the cars functions. Just exposing that would massively tip the balance back towards letting people have actual agency & control over their vehicles.

Ideally though we'd all get full root access to the Linux computer or computers running multi-seat In Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) to boot. So we can work these computers as we might. And ideally upgrade or replace the brains as we desire too.