My uncle was showing off his new car to me - it had all the fancy bells and whistles of "modern" cars, including a sensor for everything. The same day, one of the sensors told him a tire was low on air. He filled it up at a gas station and ended with a blowout on the highway (up until then the sensor still said it was "low"). The damage to the car was minimal, but it wiped out the "blind spot" sensor on that side of the car. Needless to say, these sensors are ridiculously expensive to replace.
I hate that cars are bloated with superfluous components that always break before the car itself does. That said, there are some gadgets that I would miss on a fully mechanical car. I'd be happy to find a manufacturer that could balance that correctly.
>I hate that cars are bloated with superfluous components
Low tire pressure sensors are required in all new cars after 2011 for safety as driving on under inflated tires is very dangerous. It's a much needed safety feature. Your car is going to get more "bloated" every year as new safety features are required each year because they work at reducing crashes.
I am not sure who just blindly fills up their tires without checking the psi as they go.
Sure blame the victim. But the point of these sensors is to make it foolproof. Then they fool you. That's the issue - its not safer to have faulty sensors that we come to depend upon.
I hate that cars are bloated with superfluous components that always break before the car itself does. That said, there are some gadgets that I would miss on a fully mechanical car. I'd be happy to find a manufacturer that could balance that correctly.