Things you want standard on all cars in 10 years?
Discussion
Vent windows. I have no idea why they vanished. A perfect way of keeping cool or awake.
Aux inputs on the stereo- my iPod has a perfectly good means of controlling itself without needing to be controlled from the car, and if you don't have a big screen in the middle of the dash it's a nightmare- friend's Kia cee'd, I'm looking at you. I like AC/DC as much as the next man, but there are plenty of bands not beginning with A that I'd like to listen to if only I could get to them...
Aux inputs on the stereo- my iPod has a perfectly good means of controlling itself without needing to be controlled from the car, and if you don't have a big screen in the middle of the dash it's a nightmare- friend's Kia cee'd, I'm looking at you. I like AC/DC as much as the next man, but there are plenty of bands not beginning with A that I'd like to listen to if only I could get to them...
Triumph Man said:
Most of these automated things, lights, wipers etc are pandering to the feeble, lazy, and disinterested. These are the people we DO NOT want on our roads. As PHers we should be against these things. I think the climate control in my car is witchcraft enough.
One thing I would like to see is a focus on active, not passive safety. Slimmer pillars, a larger glass house etc. Passive safety encourages people to become, well, passive to the drive. Got BLIS? Oh I don't need to do a life saver. Got ABS? Oh I can barrel in as fast as I like, but it's ok because I've got ABS.
I would also like manual transmission to be standard on pretty much everything bar luxo barges, where it should be an option!
Oh for goodness sake behave yourself.One thing I would like to see is a focus on active, not passive safety. Slimmer pillars, a larger glass house etc. Passive safety encourages people to become, well, passive to the drive. Got BLIS? Oh I don't need to do a life saver. Got ABS? Oh I can barrel in as fast as I like, but it's ok because I've got ABS.
I would also like manual transmission to be standard on pretty much everything bar luxo barges, where it should be an option!
Patrick Bateman said:
Triumph Man said:
Most of these automated things, lights, wipers etc are pandering to the feeble, lazy, and disinterested. These are the people we DO NOT want on our roads. As PHers we should be against these things. I think the climate control in my car is witchcraft enough.
One thing I would like to see is a focus on active, not passive safety. Slimmer pillars, a larger glass house etc. Passive safety encourages people to become, well, passive to the drive. Got BLIS? Oh I don't need to do a life saver. Got ABS? Oh I can barrel in as fast as I like, but it's ok because I've got ABS.
I would also like manual transmission to be standard on pretty much everything bar luxo barges, where it should be an option!
Oh for goodness sake behave yourself.One thing I would like to see is a focus on active, not passive safety. Slimmer pillars, a larger glass house etc. Passive safety encourages people to become, well, passive to the drive. Got BLIS? Oh I don't need to do a life saver. Got ABS? Oh I can barrel in as fast as I like, but it's ok because I've got ABS.
I would also like manual transmission to be standard on pretty much everything bar luxo barges, where it should be an option!
Triumph Man said:
Well we should be, we are the people who are drivers, not steering wheel attendants. Well, except perhaps the people who signed up just for the politics and watches.
Think I'll just stick to using the very things you were on about. Cruise control too while we're at it.Patrick Bateman said:
Triumph Man said:
Well we should be, we are the people who are drivers, not steering wheel attendants. Well, except perhaps the people who signed up just for the politics and watches.
Think I'll just stick to using the very things you were on about. Cruise control too while we're at it.
Perd Hapley said:
EVERYTHING should be an option! Let's have more al-a-carte cars please!
Actually that's a good idea. I'd quite like a relatively basic car, but with a large engine, manual transmission and RWD. In the 90s, didn't two racing drivers for BMW get tasked with designing their ideal M5? One went for a relatively stripped out version, whereas the other went for all the toys.
ETA: They were the E34 M5 Cecotto Edition, which was the luxurious one, and the Winkelhock Edition, which was stripped out.
Edited by Triumph Man on Thursday 11th October 18:25
in-built accident recorders, which will record what happened before an accident. video from front and rear cameras, speed and position data (with gps verified time code), and other miscellaneous data such as whether a passenger is/was wearing a seatbelt etc, all recorded onto a universal flash module (cf card, as can be waterproofed for when car goes into the drink), which would be easily acessible for insurance and police use. would cut insurance fraud and hit and runs significantly!
Pannywagon said:
Papa Hotel said:
I want nannying nonsense like automatic lights & wipers and parking sensors made illegal.
If you don't know when to turn your lights on or clear your f
king windscreen and you can't conduct a simple slow-speed parking manoeuvre, maybe you shouldn't be driving.
This trend for an electronic veil of safety is just making idiots think they can do as they please, the car will sort it out for them. fk it, ABS and traction control while we're at it. And automatic brakes. Yes, definitely automatic brakes.
I like every single one of those things. It's called convenience. Why buy a dog and bark yourself?If you don't know when to turn your lights on or clear your f
king windscreen and you can't conduct a simple slow-speed parking manoeuvre, maybe you shouldn't be driving. This trend for an electronic veil of safety is just making idiots think they can do as they please, the car will sort it out for them. f
k it, ABS and traction control while we're at it. And automatic brakes. Yes, definitely automatic brakes. Yes, there are times when I want to drive, but 90% of the time I'm either commuting or driving the family around. Why do you feel that the only valid option is the balls out, fully committed, screw everything, uncomfortable (most of the time) go-kart option?
F**k that. Life's too short.
If you could explain to me how having to turn on headlights yourself, activate the wipers yourself or perform a parking manoeuvre without the car beeping at you makes you a fully committed, balls out, screw everything and uncomfortable kind of driver, I'd be interested to hear that. I eagerly await your response.
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