In-Car Technology Becoming More Important Than Horsepower

Gunkerty Jeb writes "It seems, and I think a lot of people have prophesied this for some time, that in-car features like internet radio and assisted driving technologies are surpassing horsepower, handling and design as automotive selling points. I just hope manufacturers have put in the time to consider all the security dangers that exist in owning internet synthesized cars."

Re:Priorities

[larshoff]

I spend 2 hours a day in my car getting to and from work, thats a significant time of my life and I sure like it to be a nice place to be.

Re:Assisted driving tech saves lives

[icebike]

Statistics don't bear that out. We're still having roughly the same number of wrecks as we always did, and roughly the same number of fatalities.

No. Not true.

In spite of millions and millions of more miles driven every year accident rates and fatalities are down. [dot.gov]

But the key point is they have been falling ever since these stats have been kept. The new gadgetized car technology is too new to show any measurable effect.