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Why Your New Car's Technology Is Four Years Old
Lucas123 writes "While you can buy a 1TB hard drive for your computer for less than $100, Ford today offers 10GB. Don't expect much more anytime soon. Apart from the obvious — a car's development process can be four years long — the automotive industry also tends to be behind the tech curve because of a lack of equipment standardization. And, while it's possible for the industry to build modular infotainment systems that could be upgraded over the life of the car, there are no plans to do so. Instead, car companies intend to offer software upgradable vehicles through 4G connectivity and data storage and entertainment streaming through the cloud, which means they have to worry less about onboard hardware reliability and standardization."
how frequent is the handjob?
If you need technology in the car to tell you that you have just been in a collision, then I don't think you should be driving,
how frequent is the handjob?
They didn't mention this is a handjob you're giving, to the dealer, along with the $2,499.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"