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Originally Posted by Pangloss
Ultimately the reason we never had clock sync in cars is that consumers didn't know it could be done. Modern consumer electronics and the computer industry woke everyone up to the idea of demanding cool features. It's been 35+ years now, but the auto industry is still mulling over the idea of an intelligent consumer.
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You hit the nail on the head! Its too bad because new cars have like 20 microprocessor's in them for various driving functions. Personally, I think the asian car manufacs are ahead when it comes to electronics, but that maybe is from their culture. It is amazing what is over in tokyo and seoul vs. what is here in America when it comes to electronic gadgets. We are a generation (in electronics that is about 18 months;-) behind in getting cameras/music players/phones/ etc. The consumers there expect more, and therefore I think the car manufacturers there are more on the ball.