More than 1,200 vehicles have been stolen in Ottawa this year, a 16 per cent jump from the year before, with new model SUVs and light trucks the most popular targets. New model Toyota Rav4 , Honda CRV, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ford F-Series trucks are especially popular, along with any vehicle with a push-button starter.
Police have recovered 315 stolen vehicles and made 80 arrests, Stubbs said.
“It used to be five or 10 years ago that older cars were the target because they didn’t have the advanced alarm security that the new cars have. But the technology that they (thieves) are securing is defeating a lot of those alarms.”
We’re in the market for our first car and I feel this. First manufacturer to make a car without all this touchscreen bullshit and actual button based controls will make bank.
I just want a car, not an HP printer on fucking wheels.
The touch screens should be illegal if we are going to enforce laws about not using a phone while driving.
Haptic feedback like a physical knob is significantly easier to use without looking at the controls.