People said they would never consider buying a car without a radio: Michael Hill at #RDE22
19 May 2022 · News · Technology News
Michael Hill is the Founder and Managing Director of Radioplayer, and a passionate supporter of radio in the car.
Wayne Stamm from radioinfo was able to get a little of Michael’s time at Radioday...
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A couple of points
"Volvo who do think radio is important but really don’t think we need tuners, AM FM HD DAB tuners, in the car. They are all about racing for the internet to deliver radio to the car."
Volvo are wrong to include IP radio to the exclusion of broadcast radio AM/FM/DAB+/DRM+. IP radio is through the mobile network, and mobile reception may be patchy or non existent in rural and some metropolitan regions. According to the article 90% of customers want broadcast radio. In a similar vein, Tesla's software update disabled AM reception. LESSON - Listen to your customers. In addition, IP radio requires paying for data. Broadcast radio does not require one to pay for access!
"As far as the manufacturers are concerned, they are very keen to keep it as simple as possible on their screens.....(RI).....that’s because they’re obsessed about driver distraction...(MH)"
Agreed. I've said before that you don't want to interact with the infotainment system while the car is in motion. A distraction from the road may be fatal while driving. Even though it is technologically possible to have interactive radio, that should be mandated by legislation that it interactivity should be disabled while driving in the same way that legislation prohibits video playback on a car's infotainment unit. Have interactive radio at home or work (if the employer permits).
Thank you,
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