The common sentiment here is that all electronics should be ripped out of the cars, but I think the solution should be for car manufacturers to recognize that UX and software quality matters.
All legacy manufacturers seem to treat software with contempt, as some sort of unimportant annoyance that only needs to be implemented to minimum spec, and has no purpose other than getting regulators off their back, plus maybe looking pretty in the showroom.
Someone has probably written a checklist with "the car must beep whenever the seatbelt is not fastened", sent it to developers in the lowest basement level, they've checked it off checklist, and nobody has given a second thought about how dumb that is when taken literally.
Auto manufacturers don't have the skills to design or implement good UX, and they don't have the leadership with the skills required to hire the people with the right skills.
I feel like the pretty massive consumer support of Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, to the point where supporting it is sometimes used as an explicit marketing element, is a sign to the contrary.
All legacy manufacturers seem to treat software with contempt, as some sort of unimportant annoyance that only needs to be implemented to minimum spec, and has no purpose other than getting regulators off their back, plus maybe looking pretty in the showroom.
Someone has probably written a checklist with "the car must beep whenever the seatbelt is not fastened", sent it to developers in the lowest basement level, they've checked it off checklist, and nobody has given a second thought about how dumb that is when taken literally.