Dunno where else to post this, so I guess it fits this thread's criteria.
I was recently in Iceland which meant we had to rent some cars to drive around in. Now, me being an oldschool car guy who is still driving a '90 civic Si and a '98 civic, I have very little exposure to the newest cars and all the recent technology (read: past 10-15 years worth of "normal" features in cars these days). I usually laugh to myself when I open up my sunroof in the EF and say "oooh technology!"
The two cars I was given to drive were a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and a Mitsubishi Outlander (dunno what years but pretty new-ish). Holy FUCK was this an annoying ass experience, NO exaggeration. The god damn car dings you when you're TWO WHOLE FUCKING KM/HR over the speed limit?! fuck off! And then this collision prevention bullshit when you're (barely) close to another vehicle, hitting the brakes for you because oh dear me, you're a wee bit too close teehee. The Outlander was even MORE annoying. Yawn? Fatigue warning "time for a break?" how about fuck you? Look at the radio, steering wheel vibrates "DiStRacTeD dRiviNg!!1 oMg!!!". Even through construction the damn collision prevention kicks in because it thinks you're crossing the line into other traffic/the shoulder. Please dear whatever the fuck god everyone prays to, tell me these features can be DISABLED....??? Otherwise I'll never buy a new car ever again unless this shit is not part of the car.
I did all the driving while we were there and holy fucking shit was I annoyed. I fucking hate that new cars these days automatically assume you're a retarded driver who needs all of these support systems in order to drive safely. Back up cameras make people idiots at parking but all of this shit I just described.... no wonder there's so many idiots in new cars. Fuck.