And significantly. A lot of standard things — from steering wheels with physical linkages to rear view mirrors to spare tires to CD players to ignition keys — are on the road to oblivion alongside the engine crank.
Car Makers Bid Adieu to Old Standbys – WSJ
Analog gauges, CD players are giving way to digital displays, auto-pilot technologies
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Until IoT security is set in stone none of this will happen. Hacable cars will cause carnage.
Who's bright idea was it at Toyota to dump the spare tire? Until puncture-proof, self-inflating tires become standard, I don't really consider a spare tire a luxury and removing it just to shed weight is dumb.
+Marty Shaw The article implies that the tires are, in fact, run-flat tires.
Guess I missed that part. That works, then. Better than those dinky little donut spares.