In recent years, we have been focusing on the field of intelligence. Its rapid iteration characteristics gradually make us take it for granted, so that unless the brand side is being eliminated, we will not be too touched. But the fact is that at the moment when the pace of replacement is accelerating, the introduction of new configurations has also been keeping up with the changes, which has led to many configurations that we were accustomed to and even talked about years ago, and now they have gradually disappeared...
01 Key ignition
We can't get in the car without a key; without a key, we can't drive. These two are the truths of driving in the past, just like the key switch is required to enter the house. But nowadays, we can enter the house with fingerprint locks, and we can enter the car door without a key, and even face recognition.
Compared with key activation, more intelligent starting methods are constantly emerging, the most widely known is the electronic start, only one button is needed to start the vehicle. Compared with the two, the more intelligent starting method not only eliminates the cumbersome and embarrassing of taking out the key, inserting the key and forgetting to bring the key, but also replaces it with more convenient and faster. But just as doors with fingerprint locks are also equipped with mechanical keys, the mechanical keys on the car are not completely eliminated, but are integrated and hidden on the smart keys for backup. 02 Handbrake
The sound of "clicking" is how many old drivers have a "sense of ceremony", and even for many old drivers, there is less feedback that is pulled up hard after stopping, just like going out and forgetting whether there is a daily routine of locking the door. But it is undeniable that electronic handbrakes are becoming fully popular, along with electronic gear rods.
In principle, the mechanical handbrake is very simple, the whole process is not involved in the electronic components, the driver only needs to pull the handbrake vigorously. But in fact, many drivers may carelessly forget to pull the handbrake in their daily use of the car, or the handbrake is not pulled in place to cause the car to slip. For female drivers, the force required to let go of the handbrake is often too large and appears to be more awkward.
In this environment, the emergence of electronic handbrakes not only saves space in the car, is more friendly to small cars, but also has a button-type start/close mode that is very convenient. In addition, it is controlled by electronic components, as long as it is pressed, it can be ensured to be in place, and it is not afraid of the situation that the handbrake is not pulled in place and slipped. Nowadays, as the cost of electronic handbrakes becomes lower and lower, traditional mechanical handbrakes have gradually been replaced. 03 Xenon headlights
I vaguely remember that 4 years ago, many fans would leave a message in the background "Car lamp modification choice xenon is good or LED good?" ", related types of science is also done one after another. But it is clear that the times have chosen LEDs, and in the quiet xenon headlights have been abandoned by the market.
Xenon is abandoned for many reasons. First, because its applicable scene is not wide enough, although the daily use of brightness is very high, but in the rain, snow and fog and other weather penetration is not strong; second, its circuit is complex, maintenance is not easy at the same time the price is not low; the third is also the most critical point, xenon headlights not only astigmatism, but also under the blessing of the lens brightness is extremely high, it is easy to cause safety hazards.
From a comprehensive point of view, LEDs are small and beautiful, and the safety and maintenance-free are also high. In addition, the current protection of pedestrians and other vehicles is more and more important, and the quality of citizens is constantly improving, so in the process of development, it is reasonable that xenon headlights that are beneficial to car owners but have an impact on pedestrians or other vehicles are eliminated. 04 Cigarette lighter
The cigarette lighter is actually a very "old" car configuration, lift the lid to light a cigarette, for the smokers and drivers, not only beautiful and very ritualistic. But in contrast, even if the window is opened, even if the air conditioner is turned on, the second-hand smoke emitted by the smoker will inevitably cause harm to other passengers in the car or the interior of the vehicle.
And compared with the empty outdoor, the harm of second-hand smoke in the car is greater, whether it is for the consideration of the family, or the self-consciousness brought about by the improvement of quality, which makes many drivers choose to refuse to smoke in the car. Since the configuration has gradually become useless, in the case of electronic products have been fully popularized, naturally more car companies will choose to eliminate the configuration. For users, it may be much more practical to replace one or two USB interfaces. 05 Entity keys
Although many of us are complaining that the cancellation of physical buttons in vehicles is not conducive to blind operation, just like the cancellation of physical buttons on mobile phones, we cannot resist the arrival of "intelligent big screens" after all. The emergence of the large screen has improved the sense of technology of the vehicle from the visual effect, which is the most "lazy" place for each new model to create a sense of interior technology.
Secondly, more and more rich functions also require a larger screen, otherwise the owner can not see the corresponding content of the function at all, and there is no way to have a more direct and clear operation in the continuous switching of the function. At present, the emergence of large screens is indeed not conducive to blind operation during driving, but this in itself is not an advocated behavior. In addition, many models are equipped with voice reminder function, which is hoped to replace blind operation in this way, simplify operation and improve driving safety. 06 Mechanical instrumentation
Mechanical is more driverly, electronic is more technological. For the shape of the instrument, it was still in the debate of this kind of remark a few years ago, but in recent years, the dust has settled - what age is it not on the electronic dashboard? This is the general consumer evaluation of vehicles that still use mechanical instrument panels.
There is no other reason, now the aesthetics of consumers have gradually changed from the traditional mechanical beauty to electronic, technological, and secondly, the electronic dashboard in addition to improving the sense of science and technology, but also can provide a variety of modes, and even analog electronic dial, or better than the electronic dial has a better sense of movement. And in terms of functionality, the electronic instrument cluster can also cooperate with the central control to display more content. Since the electronic dashboard wins in terms of functionality and aesthetics, consumers will naturally switch to their camp, and mechanical dashboards are destined to drift away from us.
The updated elimination of car configurations is simply two reasons: cost and the demand of the times. The cost is well understood, the so-called era demand is not to say which consumers think which looks good, like which, but refers to the current era background, most people's car habits what needs, in order to meet the premise of functionality, and then to meet the aesthetics. But it is undeniable that in recent years, the update speed of the configuration has far exceeded that of the past, and perhaps after a few years have passed, the configuration we know today will be eliminated.
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