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I'm interested in where this data is sourced: "only 21% of people will buy a car without carplay". I find that really hard to believe even if the survey was isolated to SF.

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I am in that 21%. Heck, I would MUCH prefer to buy a car with no touch screens at all. All I want is a decent car ala 2004ish but with modern crash safety and headlights that don’t suck. I do not care about Bluetooth even!

I realize I will not be able to buy a car with no screens due to the backup camera rules. But there is actual safety value in that for me so I’m ok with it.

I agree with the sentiment, but: how do you navigate? Especially to unknown places?

My phone works great for driving directions. I plug it in and turn up the volume when I'm driving by myself. I plug it in and turn off the volume and give it to another human to tell me what to do when I have passengers I can trust to navigate for me. I only really need to use the phone for navigation like 2 or 3 times per month, at most. My daily commute to the office never has traffic and in nicer weather times I often ride my bike.

I wonder if that assertion is based on new car sales.

For example, I wouldn't buy a new car without android auto, because cars with it are readily available and hardly cost anything extra.

But if I had say $6k to spend on a used car instead of $20k+ on a new car? Your options are much more limited and the tradeoffs unpalatable. I know I can still put a phone holder in any vehicle and I'm off to the races.

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