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Surly Old Bill

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A REAL upgrade would the ability to install aftermarket screens and operating systems. The factory stuff has been years behind the aftermarket stuff since the 1960's.
Or, since they will continue to design infotainment systems to not be easily swapped so they can charge subscription fees for proprietary apps that do the same things as ones that are FREE, how about an option to just use the screen as a screen that can be connected to a device (phone/tablet) to display and control the apps you actually want, and not only the ones "allowed" by the car company?
 

Rick65

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I feel much safer on the road knowing others are watching movies or hosting Zoom calls as they kinda pay a little attention to the road too. How is this not distracted driving?
 

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Wife has that new Expedition and that infotainment system is extremely snappy. I'm genuinely impressed. So much so that I've stopped using CarPlay unless I want to listen to Apple Music.
 
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I feel much safer on the road knowing others are watching movies or hosting Zoom calls as they kinda pay a little attention to the road too. How is this not distracted driving?
At some point, self-driving vehicles will be more numerous, and since the accident rates per mile for them are lower than human driven vehicles, even right now, I suspect there will be roads/highways were manually driven vehicles will be prohibited. Then you can just plop down in the back seat and do what you want on some 2-3 hour highway trip. I think road sickness will become a larger issue.
 

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Really hope the Maverick gets a cluster update, it's horrible compared to the competition. Sync4 on my 2025 has been perfectly fine, though.
 

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A REAL upgrade would the ability to install aftermarket screens and operating systems. The factory stuff has been years behind the aftermarket stuff since the 1960's.
Or, since they will continue to design infotainment systems to not be easily swapped so they can charge subscription fees for proprietary apps that do the same things as ones that are FREE, how about an option to just use the screen as a screen that can be connected to a device (phone/tablet) to display and control the apps you actually want, and not only the ones "allowed" by the car company?
I sure miss the double din slot so you can swap out the system easily with a wide variety of set ups.
 

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Wife has that new Expedition and that infotainment system is extremely snappy. I'm genuinely impressed. So much so that I've stopped using CarPlay unless I want to listen to Apple Music.
if there was a thread regarding this, and ditching the Explorer, I guess I missed it.

congrats on the Expedition!
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