Scout Motors Please Read

[Hmhank]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/youre...otainment-systems-are-tanking-vehicle-quality

“infotainment accounts for 25% of all vehicle problems and is the only category to worsen year over year.”

 

[R1TVT]

After dealing with infotainment systems from the Swedes, Japan and the big 3 OEM's it was quite refreshing to get a real infotainment system with Rivian.

Hopefully that trickles down to Scout, b/c I have had exactly ZERO issues with my infotainment system in my R1T in 65K miles since 2022. FWIW "infotainment system" issues can mean a lot of things. One of the biggest being terrible software.

 

[mrgold35]

Having Carplay for Apple and Android (wired or wireless) and hard buttons on steering wheel and dash for info-tainment and climate control is the 99% solution for me. Not into voice control or drilling down multiple layers just to adjust the side mirrors.

 

[cyure]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/youre...otainment-systems-are-tanking-vehicle-quality

“infotainment accounts for 25% of all vehicle problems and is the only category to worsen year over year.”

I always have questions. I’m just curious what you are asking SM to do. Are you asking for it to be reliable? Or are you asking them to delete something?

 

[Broverlander]

To @R1TVT 's point, I've had the same experience with my Rivian. Zero infotainment issues. A couple of frozen screens and the like, but a quick reset (like the three finger salute on your computer) does the trick. I know a lot of people love their Carplay and will be very disappointed without it, but I don't have it now in the Rivian, it was almost a deal breaker for me, now it would be hard for me to go back. My wife has it and frankly, the design feels almost cartoonish. The interface of the apps on Rivian is a far better experience (looking at you, Spotify). The only downside is that it needs more native apps and some better text reading/sending. Rivian's isn't great. I do wonder with the joint venture between Rivian and VW, how much of their infotainment makes it into Scout. The current showing on the screens Scout has is almost identical.

 

[J Alynn]

After dealing with infotainment systems from the Swedes, Japan and the big 3 OEM's it was quite refreshing to get a real infotainment system with Rivian.

Hopefully that trickles down to Scout, b/c I have had exactly ZERO issues with my infotainment system in my R1T in 65K miles since 2022. FWIW "infotainment system" issues can mean a lot of things. One of the biggest being terrible software.

Have had nearly none on our Honda products either. Sometimes Apple does an update and car struggles for a day or two until Honda updates their software but otherwise Hondas/Acuras have been pretty bullet proof for us

 

[J Alynn]

To @R1TVT 's point, I've had the same experience with my Rivian. Zero infotainment issues. A couple of frozen screens and the like, but a quick reset (like the three finger salute on your computer) does the trick. I know a lot of people love their Carplay and will be very disappointed without it, but I don't have it now in the Rivian, it was almost a deal breaker for me, now it would be hard for me to go back. My wife has it and frankly, the design feels almost cartoonish. The interface of the apps on Rivian is a far better experience (looking at you, Spotify). The only downside is that it needs more native apps and some better text reading/sending. Rivian's isn't great. I do wonder with the joint venture between Rivian and VW, how much of their infotainment makes it into Scout. The current showing on the screens Scout has is almost identical.

Being as Jamie has noted it will have CarPlay in cool. I realize they can’t announce until licensing agreement is complete

 

[Hmhank]

I always have questions. I’m just curious what you are asking SM to do. Are you asking for it to be reliable? Or are you asking them to delete something?

Just asking them to read the article.

 

[J Alynn]

Just asking them to read the article.

I think this same article was posted to the extra,extra thread the other week so with two locations -hopefully they find it