Yeah... My Samsung stove and refrigerator have wifi... Why is the biggest question. Totally asinine except for the tech freaks that can’t open the refrigerator door to see what they need, they need an app to do so. My whole house generator is wifi, another dumb ass idea. I put a kill switch in it and a manual transfer switch. When the power is out I go out and start it then manually switch over. I did install a green light to let me know when power has been restored... Nothing fancy just common sense.
I’d like to start a company called TEC that does TECH FREE CARS. Bring your technology infotainment nightmare car in and we remove the tech BS and give you a car you drive with a radio. My 75 Vette is more reliable than the wife’s 2024 Volvo. I don’t have to lock the doors and wait 90 minutes for a SW update, do touch screen crap to get the heater to work, tell the radio to start playing etc. I get in and drive. I could rewire the entire Vette with 3 20’ extension cords.
I will be over with my 4runner
Can I make an appointment?
There’s a market! Simple, low cost, user-serviceable automobiles, like the days of old. My MG’s owner’s manual included directions for adjusting the valves, tuning the carbs, and setting the timing and dwell angles. Did all these things every 6,000 miles or so. Oil changes and spark plugs were simple and cheap. Today’s manuals warn owners against drinking the coolant. Something went way, way wrong a long, long time ago... (I do, however, like my back-up camera on my newer vehicles!)