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    Chrysler uconnect: An Orwellian Nightmare
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    Image of mikedrawcar mikedrawcar
    01/11/09

    In reply to Chrysler uconnect: An Orwellian Nightmare
    "I'm sorry officer dude, I was Facebooking"
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/11/09

    In reply to Chrysler uconnect: An Orwellian Nightmare
    How many people really think a qwerty keyboard on the instrument panel is a good thing?
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    01/11/09

    In reply to Chrysler uconnect: An Orwellian Nightmare
    If I could retrofit this display to my Lagonda, that would be very helpful.


    It seems primarily just a lot of delicate electronics that will be prone to bugs and failures. When the system gets a little wonky (because it's a lot moire than just a video dashboard) will I be able to drive at all, will it go into a limp mode, or will it ignore itself?


    A few of the features - like charting a fuel efficient trip might be useful. Others, like helping people put their cars on Facebook seem counterproductive or simply dangerous. Too bad it looks like Chrysler's future doesn't include cars built for driving.


    And no, we don't need the Orwellian nightmare of cars that keep track of our every move, ready to tattle to the dealer or the police. It's bad enough already.

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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    01/11/09

    In reply to Chrysler uconnect: An Orwellian Nightmare
    How do I turn it on?
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/11/09

    @philibuster: Better question, how do I turn it off?
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    01/11/09

    In reply to Chrysler uconnect: An Orwellian Nightmare
    Am I the only one getting a serious X-Box 1 vibe off this thing? The green orbiness, the font, the 30 seconds in Bryce lighting effects.
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    Image of Potatosw✭tter Potatosw✭tter
    01/11/09

    In reply to Chrysler uconnect: An Orwellian Nightmare
    it's going 65 mph in park?


    Looks like a smart phone, except less safe and impossible to upgrade.

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    01/11/09

    @Potatoswatter: on a narrow surface street no less…
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/11/09

    @Potatoswatter: And getting 39mpg all the while...
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/11/09

    In reply to Chrysler uconnect: An Orwellian Nightmare
    ucankeepit.
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    Image of jduffy13 jduffy13
    01/11/09

    In reply to Chrysler uconnect: An Orwellian Nightmare
    The only gauge you need on the dash is the speedometer, everything else is superfluous.


    How many accidents will that thing be accountable for?

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    Image of fwa2500 fwa2500
    01/11/09

    @jduffy13: Speed and tach, though I guess with the majority of new cars sold being automatics it doesn't really matter.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/11/09

    @fwa2500: My mother's '95 Contour with a manual didn't have a tach. Our current second car, a '97 Mystique (same thing) with an automatic, does.


    Don't get it.


    You're right about the gauges. Her New Beetle has the giant speedometer, with gas and tach in the lower corners; my Volvo's got a huge speedometer and a huge clock, with the little gas gauge, etc. off to the side. Either layout is preferable to this.

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    Image of bzr bzr
    01/11/09

    @FuzzyPlushroom: When I was in Boy Scouts, I was riding back in my friend's father's Nissan Hardbody pickup. It was a manual, but no tach.


    "How do you know when to change gears?" I asked him.

    "Oh, I just listen to the engine."

    Wow, I thought. This guy must be awesome.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/11/09

    @bzr: Exactly!
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    Image of bzr bzr
    01/11/09

    In reply to Chrysler uconnect: An Orwellian Nightmare


    I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Dave.

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    Image of SuperCatBarf SuperCatBarf
    01/11/09

    In reply to Chrysler uconnect: An Orwellian Nightmare
    I read that as "unconnect."
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    Image of The-Simpsons-Rule!! The-Simpsons-Rule!!
    01/11/09

    @SuperCatBarf: Me too.
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