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Lecture on Modern Cars and Technology
Jul 1, 2024
Lecture on Modern Cars and Technology 🚗
Introduction
Speaker shares a personal story about buying and damaging a new car
Emphasizes it was entirely their fault
The New Car
Purchased a 2021 Hyundai Sonata
Main features and benefits:
Rearview camera
Blind spot indicators
No need to plug in phone for music
Alerts for lane departure
Challenges with new car technology:
Prindle (Gear selector)
replaced by buttons
Difficult adjustment for long-time manual gear stick users
The Incident
Six days after purchase, an accident at U-haul facility
Misjudged gate's movements—gate closed while exiting
Struggled with new gear shift buttons, leading to a scratch on the car
Reflections on Car Technology
Contrast between old and new car features
**Modern Features vs. Reality: **
Touchscreen controls vs. physical buttons
Distracted driving concerns
Practicality and safety of touchscreens
Touchscreens in Cars
80% of new cars in 2022 have touchscreens
Study shows older cars with physical buttons are quicker/simpler for basic tasks
Ideal car design: mix of physical buttons and touchscreens
Car Interface Design
Critique of consolidating functions into a single touchscreen
Economic reasons: cheaper to produce touchscreens than physical buttons
Consequences of touchscreen failures: major inconvenience
Additional Car Innovations
Retractable door handles
Benefits and drawbacks
**Car Size and Safety: **
Cars, especially trucks, are getting larger
Bright LED headlights can be blinding
Increase in pedestrian deaths due to larger car sizes
Tesla Cybertruck
Initial promise vs. reality
Pricing:
Originally $40k, now minimum $100k
$20k 'Foundation Fee' mostly for yet-to-be-released self-driving feature
Frequent and significant issues reported by owners
Positive reviews despite problems
Speaker's Personal Experience
Rented a Cybertruck to experience it firsthand
Observations:
Complex and sensitive controls
Limited rearview mirror visibility
Final Thoughts
Cars have advanced technologically but not necessarily gotten better
Consumer desires vs. true innovation
Rising car sizes and the impacts on safety and environment
Conclusion
Speaker recommends reassessment of current car technology directions
Calls for balancing advancements with practical safety and usability
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