That’s usually a reference to fit and finish, but there have been several of them that have caught on fire. But they basically require subscription fees and refuse to use physical controls for important systems.

[–] afraid_of_zombies2@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am never going to give up my boring 2008 Honda civic. I will just repair it until I die. Cars sucked when I was a kid and they suck now. The only things that changed

The radio is a distracting touchscreen
The keys are confusing
They catch on fire from battery problems
The extended warranty is getting more extended and non-optional
You can't just buy 3rd party parts or fix it yourself or bring it to the mechanic of your choice.

The future of cars is the apple model. Except generally speaking apple products work. It would be one thing if they were putting out cars that had triple the fuel efficiency.

[–] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

DLC content to make it better that you can't transfer with the car 😂

[–] afraid_of_zombies2@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

We just want to give our car "owners" a sense of accomplishment.

[–] sweBers@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I can't speak to the quality issues, but I understand that some of the accidents are caused by the software correcting unexpectedly, and the user overcorrecting. This is compounded by changes to the software and features.

The glaring engineering issue I have seen is issues with the batteries being discharged and users having no access to the vehicle even though the aux power has juice left (this could be backwards).

For the fires, the lithium batteries become incendiary devices once they are ruptured.

Unless we can do something about the batteries flaming and burning the contents to pure ash, they will gain a worsening reputation on their own.