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Honda e, the compact electric vehicle that’s coming to market in spring 2020, is bringing its side-view mirrors inside. The company confirmed Tuesday that its side-camera-mirror system, which was on the prototype version, will be a standard feature when the car enters production. The side-ca...
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/28/the-all-electric-honda-e-is-bringing-its-side-view-mirrors-inside/
(Score: 3, Touché) by Whoever on Wednesday May 29 2019, @04:03AM (3 children)
Yeah, we should all be driving Model Ts. All that complexity in modern cars isn't needed.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday May 29 2019, @04:30AM (2 children)
A large part of it isn't. Go learn the difference between luxury and sufficiency then come back and rejoin the conversation.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday May 29 2019, @06:23AM (1 child)
Sufficiency ? Sufficiency ??? TMB is anti-American ! Burn the commie at the stake !
More seriously, the existence of luxury car brands (Lexus, Mercedes & co, not the exotics) is a testament to the silliness of human beings. When I drive the wife's Rav4 (7-seat), I can't quite understand why anyone would pay 2x the price for marginal comfort and power improvements. Look at the "luxury" features these days. It's all fluff and show-off features. Luxury used to mean comfort, and save your ass, as recently as the 90s, but the gap is essentially closed, so they add BS and morons buy it.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday May 29 2019, @11:50AM
Yeah, I was talking actual luxury though. Anything added entirely for comfort or showing off rather than functionality. You know, like air-conditioning and a radio.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.