As (what I assume to be) a car enthusiast, your mentality is absolutely confusing to me. Car tech and progress, beginning with their very existence, is filled with examples of technology that people discount and bemoan for no reason other than being different than the incumbent technology.

I assumed that's what you meant, but I just couldn't imagine that GM had accomplished such a task. Very interesting.

Your argument is that typical of one who is resisting change for no valuable reason. The same argument could have been made during the transition from horse drawn, to horseless carriages. The argument could have been made about radial tires and electronically controlled (automatic) transmissions. The argument could…

Actually, I think many of these were suggested by Jalopnik readers. And it's a prediction, not really an opinion piece.

I think you're over thinking it just a little here. It was very specifically about "infotainment" systems in this case, referring to navigation and entertainment functionality. I completely agree that vehicle management functionality should stay native the the car, but they weren't suggesting otherwise. Instead they…

Just out of curiosity, in this context, what are you using ETC to mean in your statement?

I realize you're just standing up for your preferred tech, but I'm not sure you're considering all of the variables in your efficiency/conversion argument. You're right that making the system electrical certainly does add drag on the engine by adding load to the alternator (the more electricity required, the harder it…

I actually love Hyundai's BlueLink system... I swore I would burn through my free year of service and never pay for it again. I renewed (at the top tier at that) at month 11 just to make sure it never stopped working. I'll echo the sentiment that the touchscreen is nice but I like having the buttons to use as well.…

I've always been curious why the super-saturated look that was popular in color photography back then failed to continue on until the past decade or so. These pictures are amazing, and while I realize there were probably more than a few crap pictures taken for each of these gems, when we move on to later periods…

If you notice in the article he specifically said "find retailers with good return policies"... which roughly translates to "find a retailer that won't charge you a restocking fee".

This just goes to show you that:

I had a deer smash in the side of my car once... Broke the window, ripped off the passenger side mirror, dented in the door. The deer, despite some impromptu acrobatics, went about its merry way. I called the non-emergency police number and filed a report over the phone for insurance purposes. I never stopped... just…

"All generalizations are false... including this one." - I heard that once... don't remember where.

Beyonce is in charge of nothing... Sure she has a lot of money from music and that's where it stops.