The Dumb Design of Modern Cars

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Thanks to Quinn Duffy, Luke Farnon, Dale Harrow and Frank Stephenson for your valuable insights!

Check this out: Carlton Reid, “Rejoice! Carmakers Are Bringing Back Physical Buttons,” in Wired, May 5, 2025. https://www.wired.com/story/why-car-brands-are-finally-switching-back-to-buttons/

Modern cars are getting smarter – and somehow dumber. They are packed with features that make driving worse and sometimes downright dangerous.


Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12ZB2mUWSBHT-R1OdoMFmAMHyPcqDtzeMgrjJxds2CWk/edit?usp=sharing


Music list:

Epidemic Sound:
Dylan Sitts - Daytona Dystopia
Mike Franklyn - When Pigs Fly
Awlee - And Behold
Janset - Drip (Instrumental Version)
Bonkers Beat Club - Crunched
Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen - Tracker
Lennon Hutton - Red Alert
Lennon Hutton - The Slasher
Hampus Naeselius - Metal under Tension
Hysics - Suicidal Drivestyle
Lennon Hutton - Neon Noir
Jharee - Dark Skies

Artlist:
Aviad Zinemanas‬‏ - Warp
Rex Banner - Human - Instrumental version
2050 - Disco
Danny Shields - Smoke & Sizzle
Anthony Vega - Hilarious One
Anthony Lazaro - Boom - Instrumental version
Jimit - Pelicans - Slowed and Reverbed
Will Van De Crommert - City Hustle
TenGrams - VCO Mistery
Jameson Nathan Jones - One
Ian Post - New World
Out of Flux - THE LIGHTHOUSE

Audiio:
Atlas-Reach - Forgotten-Tales March-of-the-Undead Instrumental
BradHill - ShortCinematicSongs Aftermath Inst

Lens Distortions:
Taskforce
With Open Eyes

Chromatic by Tom Fox:
Going West
That Does It

1812 Overture (by Tchaikosvky) by Tchaikovsky

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