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btw, when the grandson was about 4 years old we had a Mercedes and the headrests in the back would flip down if I pressed a button. When we picked him up from daycare I would tell him I could do magic. Abracadabra headrest go down.....I'd hit the button, the headrest went down, and he thought I did it magically.
Top that one JM.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2024 Genesis G90 Super-Charger
I like those heated steering wheels....when I get arthritis I will really appreciate it even more.
5 more minutes JM.....and keep it under 150 words and I might read it tomorrow.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
One thing I found I like is when I turn left and my signal is on and there is a lane beside me it sets off the blind spot warning......but, in the new E400 it does it just loud enough to let me know....the 2015 model scared me it was like there was a major accident going to happen!
OK JM.......Good Night!
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I can surf the net but can't make or receive calls. Can't wait for my replacement phone to arrive
Here is my story about my Genny that has voice activation but it ain't too bright:
A few days ago I'm driving down a local 4 lane road with a speed limit of 40 MPH. I'm in the right lane going about 40 MPH but the young driver behind me thinks the traffic is moving too slowly so he jerks his car into the left lane. He now finds that a car about 4 cars in front of him is going to make a left turn into store. Yes, the driver turn had his signal on and had it on for quite a distance. I'm familiar with this stretch of road so that is why I stay in the right lane. Obviously this young driver does not know that. He now jerks his car back into the right lane 2 cars in front of me. I'm waiting for this to happen so no big deal.
We are now past the car that is making the left turn. You guessed it, he jerks back to the left lane. Then the right lane again. All the while I'm still in the right lane watching. He tries to jerk left again and this time he almost rear ends the car he pulled in behind. Lots of brake lights go on in both lanes along with some screeching and the guy behind me almost hits me. I saw it coming and fortunately I could move over to the left lane but I had to do it quickly. So, I jerk into the left lane. Safe, no crunching.
I guess while doing my jerk move I bumped the voice activation button on the steering wheel without knowing it. So, my car heard me say, "you dumb SOB". The car responds with something like, "please repeat your command or something like that".
I'm not sure it's really fair to blame my Genny for this misunderstanding. But, right after I got it, and played with the voice activation system while sitting in my driveway, I thought it had a very limited vocabulary even back then.
Some things never change.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
I usually use it for the phone too. I just say, for example, "Call Driver100" and it makes the call.
2025 Forester Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
I am sending that idea in to the highest bidder.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I'm not sure it's really fair to blame my Genny for this misunderstanding. But, right after I got it, and played with the voice activation system while sitting in my driveway, I thought it had a very limited vocabulary even back then.
Some things never change.
jmonroe
I actually liked your story because I see that happen every day. Yesterday a guy in a blue Cruze was doing it constantly and about 5 miles up the road we reached the stoplight at the same time. One thing about age......with it usually comes a bit of wisdom........is it worth risking life and limb as well as insurance rates to arrive 5 minutes sooner?
As far as the car responding "my car heard me say, "you dumb SOB". The car responds with something like, "please repeat your command or something like that", I think the car should be programmed to say something like "Right on Mr Monroe".
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Is a phone that cannot make or receive calls still a phone? Is a donut without a hole a Danish? Important questions...
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
That said, Apple Car Play still is the king of voice recognition in my opinion.
The Q50 allows me to speak (and hear) texts correctly, but it takes two steps vs Siri's one step. Still, no huge trial.
They're certainly much better.
Interestingly, as seems to be the norm today, my car has 3 LCDs (found out yesterday they are easy to see with polarized sun glasses). 2 are touch sensitive. In the console, one is for Nav.....another is for displaying audio (with album art), HVAC, and other systems, and finally one in between the speedo/tach. It shows the status of the around car sensors, DTE, MPG etc. That one is not touch sensitive.
The Nav screen is impervious to finger prints. Nice job. The one beneath it, the one I touch all the time, shows finger prints. Not quite sure why Infiniti made both screens fingerprint proof.
Finally got through the break-in period. Opened it up last night as it was a nice evening. It is FAST....faster than the Cobra. Stone stable at 110 MPH (the fastest I had it) with plenty of headroom to go. Engine sounds expensive, too. Fun car!
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
2024 Genesis G90 Super-Charger
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
I'm on pins and needles waiting for the answer to, "...is a phone a phone if it can't make or receive phone calls?...! What kind of a question is that? Rhetorical? Is it the last question ever televised on the "$64,000 Question" back in the 60's? I'm at a loss for words - oh no! My life must be over!
2024 Genesis G90 Super-Charger
It is supposed to get here Wednesday.
Too bad it's a lawn mower.
actually, my favorite is the app for the VW. I can map out the route, and pick how I want it to go, on my phone or ipad, then when I have it nailed down I just send it to the phone. One downside to in car Navi is you have no idea the route it picked (and sometimes it is not at all a way I would want to go!).
Maybe carplay in the next car will be the best of all worlds. I can actually upgrade my Sonata to activate carplay (DIY, and for free), but it takes a bit of work and I'm too lazy to do it when I have to give the car back in 7 months (exactly to the day, on 11/8).
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
One explanation I can offer is that investors factor in ventures like spaceX, hypersonic loop (don't remember the lingo), the mega-giga battery operations and self-driving technologies. Forward thinking yes, but money makers, I don't think so.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
Perhaps it's time to expand into the Chinese auto market where that market is more robust for sedans. But then again, the Chinese have now rediscovered the bicycle and bicycle sales are booming.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
It could be the same as Amazon. Don't make money now but some day they will take over the world.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I haven't used voice in the new E much...it did get 2 out of 3 addresses right so far. What amazes me is how far off it can be....like I say I want to find an address in Tampa and says "You want an address in St Augusta" WHAT!!!!!!
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Sometimes story stocks pan out, sometimes they crash and burn like a supernova.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Thinking we might drive up to Blaine next weekend.
I just checked mine - still pending. Maybe all of that money laundering I have been doing for the Russians in Cyprus is holding me up - I thought it would speed me up
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Take the one in a million chance of finding "real" gold.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
The wife is a little annoyed about needing to drive 2 hours with the baby for this. But I pointed out that waiting 2 hours to go through customs
coming back from Italy after a 10 hour flight because he didn't have it would be way worse.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
These days when I have crossed the border, I do it at off-peak hours. The last time I entered Seattle from an international flight, the lines weren't too bad. March 28.
The wife is a little annoyed about needing to drive 2 hours with the baby for this. But I pointed out that waiting 2 hours to go through customs
coming back from Italy after a 10 hour flight because he didn't have it would be way worse.
Everytime I have gone through immigration after a long flight without GE it's been a nightmare. Since my AMEX card will reimburse it and wife and I each have it, seems like one less thing to worry about.
He looked at the decision and said it looked pretty iron clad to him.....all monies paid, including tax, fees, license, incidentals, reparation for time spent preparing for the arbitration, time spent back and forth to the dealer, etc come back to me. He said to give them a couple of weeks, and if no communication is made by them, he'd send them a reminder (adding $500 to the decision for his letter). If that doesn't work, he said he'd take the case, add his fees to the judgement, and ask for a 33% penalty in addition since they didn't comply with the arbitration decision.
He said it really isn't a hard case and is pretty cut and dry. He'd do it because he'd also add in another $5,000 for himself.
Not sure if Cadillac is incompetent, obstinate, or just really that dense.
Oh Oh.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Actually, the 2 families with grandparents living with them seems, to me, to be a better arrangement than parking them in a home somewhere and forgetting about them. The grandparents are in good shape and help look after the kids while the parents work. I would venture a guess that this goes on, maybe more so, in other parts of the country. Lenexa, Ks. is certainly not known as a cosmopolitan area.
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
'24 Chevy Blazer EV 2LT