I don't understand why a Japanese company, which is planning to sell devices in Asia, would test on 25 people in the US.

I agree, the Zune software didn't make me swear when I used it, unlike iTunes.

On the flip side, if Waymo comes up with a workable, affordable system, they can sell it to all the other automakers who don't have such a system, and not have to make the cars themselves. I can see room for both models in the next few years.

I know it's fun to laugh at the Zune, but I had one and kept it going for a long time after it was discontinued. It really was a great device, and was my primary kitchen music source for years. I even had the brown one. It had some great features for the time, though I can't see using one (or an iPod, for that matter) today.

Plus, the Wyze cams offer free 7 days cloud storage, so you might not need a subscription. I'm happy with mine.

One reason, other than just being more TV like, is that a 16:9 screen of a stated diagonal size is a smaller area than a "same size" 4:3, so a 15" laptop could be made cheaper with a widescreen.

I'm not a fan of the changes with CentOS, and I agree that switching the EoL on CentOS 8 was badly done, but I would hardly say it rises to the level of abuse or spitting.

Oh, I don't think they're evil, and I appreciate what they have done for years. I can totally see the logic of this move, and I'm happy that they are making money with Open Source and giving back. I'm just saying that, while this plan might work for some people, it won't work for us right now.

As a long time CentOS (and prior to that, Fedora) shop, we have been taking an interest in these developments. The thing is, as a small business, one of the really appealing things about Open Source is that the friction of licensing is just not there. We could probably qualify for this program, but why would we want to have to worry about auditing ourselves to see if we needed to start paying at some point when we can just switch to Debian or one of the CentOS clones which are in the works? Not that Red Hat cares about us one way or the other, we're too small to register.

I think VW might get there first, they will have the electric part down soon. Software, we will see.

That's what Jaguar did with the i-Pace, so it could easily be done by Apple if they wanted.

Modders want it. And my Leaf has ProPilot, which actually works fairly well as a "does most of the driving on a highway until it doesn't" adaptive cruise control with lane keeping system. It seems to be as good as most of the other similar systems out there right now, not up to Tesa FSD or GM Super Cruise though.

Yes, and maybe someone can fork the Nissan Connect app and improve it, it's pretty bad even apart from relying on slow SMS messages to and from the car to get anything done.

A lot of this data will not be transmitted, but stored locally in the car. With a warrant, the police could get access to it.

Late reply but... Look at abetterrouteplanner.com and you'll see that with many Tesla models, an 800 mile trip is totally feasible in a day. At 200 miles a day an EV should make more sense for you if you have reasonably cheap electricity, since you should save on both fuel and service costs.