2019 Audi A7
awesomeness indeed. car is SPECTACULAR.
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Probably a stupid question, but why would this not be available in the US? It appears to me that the light sequences are only activating at certain times that don't occur during driving (ex: "leaving home" or whatever they call it - which I assume happens on initial start-up). I remember seeing the crazy video of an Audi where it looked like a lava lamp going through the rear lights, which I can somewhat understand being a concern if that's happening when the car is braking... but if these happen when the car is started up or powered off, why would the US not approve this?
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Probably a stupid question, but why would this not be available in the US? It appears to me that the light sequences are only activating at certain times that don't occur during driving (ex: "leaving home" or whatever they call it - which I assume happens on initial start-up). I remember seeing the crazy video of an Audi where it looked like a lava lamp going through the rear lights, which I can somewhat understand being a concern if that's happening when the car is braking... but if these happen when the car is started up or powered off, why would the US not approve this?
Cars sold in the US must obey a rulebook that spans more than a thousand pages and gets very details. One rule: You need separate light sources for high and low beams.
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My last analysis went over a dozen points about the car, with the dumpy butt being one. If I wrote only about the butt, I could see your point. And apparently, it seems to be the #1 offending thing with most other people as well. But point noted and taken regardless. I review the design of a lot of cars... hard to keep track of records as additional updates come.
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Originally Posted by jrmckinley
Probably a stupid question, but why would this not be available in the US? It appears to me that the light sequences are only activating at certain times that don't occur during driving (ex: "leaving home" or whatever they call it - which I assume happens on initial start-up). I remember seeing the crazy video of an Audi where it looked like a lava lamp going through the rear lights, which I can somewhat understand being a concern if that's happening when the car is braking... but if these happen when the car is started up or powered off, why would the US not approve this?
Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
US DOT laws are outdated and don't support modern technological innovations.Source
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i'm sure any of these systems CAN work well, but devil's in the details. as hoovey points out, the refreshed nx controller/pad implementation is apparently a whole load better than the original.
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i doubt it because the position of the screens matters and it seems lexus has decided having screens a bit further away works well and thus too far to reach or better controlled via controllers.
i'm sure any of these systems CAN work well, but devil's in the details. as hoovey points out, the refreshed nx controller/pad implementation is apparently a whole load better than the original.
i'm sure any of these systems CAN work well, but devil's in the details. as hoovey points out, the refreshed nx controller/pad implementation is apparently a whole load better than the original.
Waiting on a car that can read my thoughts so I don't do anything but think what I want to happen (mostly in regards to infortainment)
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