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by sagarm 140 days ago
I responded to a comment about screens.
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You don't need 'dual 12.3" touch screens' for a reversing camera.
I should have mentioned a digital dashboard is also cheaper than a traditional one, I guess. But isn't that obvious?
What's that got to do with reversing cameras?
Dual screens. One for infotainment, including the backup camera, the other for the dash.

Have you never seen a newer model car?

I feel like you're deliberately missing the point.

You don't need them to have a reversing camera. Literally millions of cars over the past 2 decades have perfectly fine reversing cameras using the screen of a regular double-DIN deck (or fold out single-DIN deck).

I, too, felt you were being intentionally dense in this thread. We've just been talking past each other.

I don't see a meaningful distinction between a screen on a DIN unit and an integrated screen.

With Android Auto or the ios equivalent -- a hard requirement for most car buyers today -- a touchscreen is basically required.

Other "smart" features aren't required but I'm not surprised car companies want to try and extract value from in-car tech. It's got nothing to do with providing value to consumers.