Tesla, Ford, Amazon Hint At Cloudy Future For Cars

Nerval's Lobster writes "The automobile, once the most analog of technologies, is rapidly becoming a smartphone on wheels: Amazon announced Feb. 13 that Ford SYNC Applink-equipped vehicles will include the Amazon Cloud Player, allowing drivers to access their music libraries via voice command or dashboard controls. Ford isn't the only automotive company seeking to integrate cloud computing into the driving experience. Tesla Motors' Model S electric sedan boasts a 17-inch capacitive touch-screen in place of the usual dashboard buttons and dials. And who could forget Google's self-driving car? This isn't a future everybody wants—there are more than a few wannabe Steve McQueens who won't feel complete unless they can stomp on a pedal connected to an internal-combustion engine, flick a physical dashboard knob to the radio station of their choice, and peel out their driveway in a cloud of burning rubber. But as the latest technology migrates into automobiles, it could well be the future we're going to receive."

Comments

Cloudy future!

[bunbuntheminilop]

Oh! I see what you did there!

Re:I hope they figure it out

[Anonymous Coward]

You bought the worst cuntmobile ever made and you're worried about your iCunt integration? Your problem is that you're a cunt. Fix that and everything else will take care of itself.

Re:This will end badly

[kwerle]

That's some impressive FUD you've got going, there. But that's all it is.

http://www.usacoverage.com/auto-insurance/how-many-driving-accidents-occur-each-year.html

And if it’s all summed up in a yearly basis,there are 5.25 million driving accidents that take place per year. Statistics show that each year,43,000 or more of the United States’ population die due to vehicular accidents and around 2.9 million people end up suffering light or severe injuries. In a certain five year period, there had been recorded a 25% of the driving population who encountered or were involved in car accidents. It is also affirmed that car accidents kill a child every 3 minutes.Statistics on the number of car accidents taking place in every state or country is normally based on medical or insurance records filed.

But you're right, I'm sure. People are /such/ good drivers. There's no way we could improve on those numbers. It's probably not even worth trying.

Re:Yea, I like a physical knob

[wonkey_monkey]

Yea, I like a physical knob

That's what she said.