Halfway through he describes this as malicious compliance with the “right to repair” law. Apple and others are making a mockery of the law.

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      7 hours ago

      As terrible as the HVAC adjacent transmission is, at least there’s actual physical buttons & not a touch screen…

      It can still be enshittified further…

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      Part of it is space savings or just making the interior more appealing.

      Never seen the third pedal on an American car/truck?

      Why have this huge space dedicated to the parking brake (hand lever) and gear shift.

      It’s not a “huge space” and the reason is because they’re significantly less expensive, more reliable, and easier to adjust and repair.