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I’ve wondered for a while why cars don’t simply ship with a tablet sized indentation, and adapters for popular tablets to connect an amplified speaker system. It appears the reason is because Congress thinks it knows best what type of audio system should be in a car.

We live in a world where the United States EV “success story” is now protected by 100% tariffs on competitors.

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Because Tesla wants 10$ a month for Premium Connectivity.

But you can add a Carplay\Android Auto screen to most cars.

True, but why pay for the obsolete tech in the first place? A simple amplified speaker system and slot for a tablet would cost a lot less and avoid much of the obsolescence one faces with cars. Oops, the obsolescence is a key part of the profitability of automakers.

Wait, the "big 3" should have gone under in 2008, likely bought up for scraps by Toyota, etc.

Even Tesla is propped up by 100% tariffs on competition.

We have no American innovation or reason these companies should even exist. This is not capitalism. It's a big wealth transfer to the incompetent, a giant corporate welfare project we should all be ashamed of.

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