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1336 points kwindla | 5 comments | | HN request time: 0.829s | source
1. wojciii ◴[] No.43797097[source]
> "and the only way to listen to music while driving is if you bring along your phone and a Bluetooth speaker"

Why not make a physical connection (power/network) and define a form factor for entertainment system with or without screen and speakers and let other companies design something to fit the space available. I don't understand why no one does this instead of selling cars full of crappy software that can't be upgraded.

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2. mattlondon ◴[] No.43797175[source]
That's what cars always used to have. Made them easily stealable though.
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3. NegativeLatency ◴[] No.43797209[source]
Double DIN already exists with fairly standard plugs in the back
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4. wojciii ◴[] No.43802795[source]
This can be fixed by locking the device to a specific car .. by the user.
5. wojciii ◴[] No.43802828[source]
This is not plug and play. I want plug and play. You could even make an entertainment system which just runs using a phone connected using usb or bt.. which would make it just like android auto but without needing the car to support anything from google.