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Re:Mercedes-Benz previews its operating system MB.OS by ryanianian on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @04:45PM (#34903345)
I have a recent Mazda.

It boots to CarPlay pretty quickly. Its native controls are pretty utilitarian when they are needed (e.g. to switch to native SiriusXM when cell signal is spotty). I even prefer the look of its maps although I don't use them.

And, get a load of this: they still have actual and intuitive physical buttons for climate controls, defrosters, and driving modes.

Oh, and the car itself is decent as well if you forgive the meh fuel-economy.

Re:Mercedes-Benz previews its operating system MB.OS by trpv on Thursday February 23, 2023 @03:24AM (#34908190)
Do they have analog dials for speed and RPM?
Re:Mercedes-Benz previews its operating system MB.OS by 0x457 on Monday February 27, 2023 @05:16PM (#34962748)
Not only that, mazda has properly working buttons for infotainment: if you press "nav" or "music" it will bring you back to last one you used. So if I use FM radio and Android Auto maps - buttons leads me where I want them to lead me. So many cars had physical buttons, always lead to built-in apps instead of Android Auto and Car Play.