“Your phone is the best car key” and other statements dreamed up by the utterly deranged
Carbrain really does this to a mf
I would say this is something deeper and more sinister than carbrain. This person probably also soyfaces when he sees refrigerators that allow you to use a dedicated app to make the adjustments that you have to make twice a year.
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Return to physical keys and mandate that they cost 20$
You ever lost a key and had to buy a new one? It’s like 150$ for no reason!
Go to a key copier and make one as a backup I’ve never paid more than like $20 for a key literally ever.
Modern cars have keyless entry and push start so you can’t simply make a backup key at a locksmith. They can duplicate the emergency key that serves as a backup for the door but it won’t start the car because you need the code programmed in.
Damn we are living in two completely different worlds then. I completely forgot that cars are like that now. My truck is a 2002 Toyota tundra.
Even modern-ish cars that have a transponder key which looks like a “normal key” can cost over $100 to replicate, even without a key fob.
“Your OS is not compatible with this application, update your phone’s OS”
clicks system update in Settings
“Your phone is no longer supported and cannot upgrade to the current version of this operating system.”
Keys have existed for over 4000 years.
Stop trying to reinvent shit that isn’t broken.
If they make everything incredibly complicated people will either throw their hands up and become completely dependent on company controlled techs or spend 16 hours a day keeping up with minute tech changes. Either way we’ll lack the ability toe control our lives.
I can’t be the only person who doesn’t have a constant, uninterrupted cell signal and constant access to a wall outlet. The idea that everything for everyone can always be done on a cell phone always seems like unexamined, tech utopianism.
Keyfobs have physical buttons that provide tactile feedback that a phone can never offer
That in and of itself makes the keyfob superior
That a phone can never offer… anymore.
To be fair, nothing in a Tesla has physical feedback. It’s all touchscreens and fly by wire
The battery in a key fob I have has to be replaced every 2 years. It’s not like the old remotes where it only transmits when you press the button. Because of the stupid push button start, it HAS to transmit all of the time and kill your battery on a schedule. This isn’t some luxury car either, it’s a base model mazda.
Car companies don’t get enough hate for taking away the glorious key barrel. It’s even more convenient, because it gives you a place to put your key while you’re driving. I hate having it in my pocket and since there’s no ignition now, I have to put it somewhere in the car instead of sticking it in a place I don’t use.
This is the dumbest thing. I had to rescue a Tesla owner a couple of weeks ago, she was stuck in our lobby because her phone battery died and she couldn’t open her car so I went back to get her a charger
Still love the car!
Can’t believe that dumbass walks around without the credit card sized key.
Yeah I couldn’t believe how insane it was. Her charger was, of course, inside the car….
At least she was nice and brought me cookies the next time I saw her :3
Physical keys, physical buttons, physical currency
I will never budge on any of this
Me with a touchscreen phone, no cash, and since it was mentioned, and keeping everything in cloud storage (mostly because I dont have room for it all on my harddrive, but also so I can access it on multiple devices).
Not that you’re not right. The touchscreen is only because thats the only thing being made anymore anyway lol. I find cash inconvenient but you’re completely correct about it ideologically speaking.
oh they will make you
If something needs an app to operate I don’t buy it ever. Simple as. Stop trying to shove your malware addled garbage onto me.
i drive a car with a key. like the kind you insert into the ignition and turn. i was giving somebody from work a ride the other day, and they were like, “wow, i haven’t seen one of those in a while!”
i know i’ll probably have to do the FOB thing eventually (because the future is when every simple mechanism requires a battery), but i would refuse anything that needed my phone. yes, let’s make the cell phone, the device that has 10-20X’d in price in 15 years and become the near-universal tether to work, identity, and payment become the single point of failure that renders one completely fucked if broken, stolen, lost, or drained.
people who bazinga over shit like this are people who confuse being dependent on a technology with understanding a technology.
Imagine being stranded because your phone died lol
Imagine being stranded because the cellular network signal is too weak
buys multi ton metal heap
yeah sure the key fob is wasteful
Hello sir did you remember to pay your $200 per year ignition access fee
Don’t tempt them!
trust me, they’re already working on it. they already made airbags that require a subscription
Remote start is another one. A feature that was standard ten years ago is now pay to play
