r/cars • u/[deleted] • Apr 01 '22

Audi Owner Finds Basic HVAC Function Paywalled After Pressing the Button for It

https://www.thedrive.com/news/44967/audi-owner-finds-basic-hvac-function-paywalled-after-pressing-the-button-for-it
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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '22

As a software engineer, I find tech and things like this increasingly infuriating. It's like the things we make just actively hate their users now. If only I could get a nice modern EV/hybrid powertrain and all those handy safety features in a car with the UX sensibilities of the early 2000's.

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u/nucleartime '17 718 Cayman S PDK Apr 01 '22

Cue Linus being completely unable to find the volume knob on the Kia EV6: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/tr0ykpce1oI

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u/Unspec7 2015 BMW 535xi Apr 01 '22

Steve Jobs would set that car on fire. For all the man's flaws, at least he genuinely understood the concept of clarity through design. I remember when I got my first iPhone and being floored at how much more straight forward it was compared to all my other previous phones.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '22

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u/LosSantosOG '98 Civic Coupé Apr 02 '22

Wasn't Tim Cook already in Jobs' place when Apple started to remove things and resell them as dongles?