When I moved from Idaho to mid-Missouri 20+ years ago it took a little time for me to learn to roll my windows up every time I leave the car, particularly at night.
What kind of tech do you expect enabled in the car or interface?
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My past several Lincolns have had Global-up/Global-down with the keyfob. Its handy.
. I don’t think we have any idea yet.
There are “magic boxes” that allow casting from an Android device to an Android Automotive / Android Auto capable device, bypassing the safety features that restrict the kind of apps that are allowed to display on an automobile’s screen…
I don’t know if any such thing is available to iOS users.
If Scout doesn’t use Android Auto or CarPlay, then it’ll likely require additional effort.
100% yes!
Actually I have no idea but it feels nice to see a yes response to a request.
But at one point I wondered that myself. And since it is more tactile and less electronic screen I’d like an optional 6-disc changer just to throw it old school every now and then
I still have a 6-disc changer laying around somewhere. Am seriously considering installing it in the Lightning. I have paid for so much music over the decades that I’m super tired of paying record companies to stream (it costs data) that same music even though the original artists have been decomposing long enough they’re almost crude oil.
You have to send pictures if you do.
I'm not sure I understand - what do you mean by "tether an iPad to Scout's navigation"? What is the use case? Are you trying to display something on the Scout infotainment screen? Are you trying to "take over" the navigation screen with something other than Scout's own navigation app?
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Not just Scout but any new car I want the favorite features of my past cars, so those are:
- Heads up display (Had this in Chevy SS, Wife's Telluride and its best safely feature IMO keeps eyes on road)
- Apple Car play (use it every time we drive not just for music and maps but other apps with audio on phone too.
- Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop and Go and lane centering (helps on those 700 mile drives from CA to Utah) [Blue Cruise or Super Cruise would be better but this is minimum for me)
- Standard safety features (backup warning blind spot, auto stopping etc. which you can turn on/Off)
- Heated Seats (I really want just the back as I'm old and it helps with back pain)
- Cooled Seats (helps living in the desert)
- Remembering Previous Settings (only mention this because my current commuter car resets on every start and its annoying, I already want to sell it for this small annoyance) [Be really nice if they were tied to key, phone or user some how]
- Over the air updates (even newer gas cars have this now)
Those are the main ones, my wife is 12" shorter than me so having our own settings makes it easier to switch drivers on long road trips. most cars store just seat settings etc, it would be really nice if it was alot more. Radio, Nav etc. all settings set for the current driver. Could have an SD card or something to store them in.
Also when I buy a new car I compare in Excel the top features with competition and usually buy the one that crosses the most boxes for what I consider. In 2022 I compared the Jeep Rubicon and Bronco badlands and endedup getting a Badlands because of ride comfort and drivability. I usually drive to where I want to off road. Still there are a lot of things I wish were better on the bronco, but only had one competitor at the time.
Cheers,
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