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It Won't Suck Forever, Though
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You keep hearing about the Connected Car. Radio people are being told that it's the Next Big Thing, that it will make radio obsolete, that it's already here and sweeping the industry. The dirty secret, though: Those dashboard infotainment systems suck and suck hard. They don't work at all intuitively. They often just don't work. Bluetooth is hit-or-miss, and putting LTE in the car so you don't need to connect your phone raises the issue of paying a separate data fee for your car and usability issues like getting apps and which OS will be used (Apple is developing a car OS but it won't work with Android phones, and vice versa). Tesla's system got it right -- huge screen, easy to navigate, well-thought-out -- but they seem to be alone. Eventually, the car companies will probably get it right, but that might be further off than you've been told. (Chicago Tribune)
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