I specifically went for a vehicle equipped with iD7 instead of iD8 because I couldn't stand the ungodly look (billboard bolted to a dash, anyone?), the intermittent lag when navigating around, the locking of HVAC and media controls behind software menus, and its inherently less safe design.
I say this as someone who works in the tech space and always wants the most recent iteration of pretty much anything else that's technology-adjacent (PC parts, Apple products, hardware hacking tools, etc).
The only reason iD8 exists is to prepare consumers for the long-term switch to EVs. With time, it will be recognized for its massive shortcomings in ICE/human-operated vehicles.
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