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Rebelgecko • today at 6:04 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Legacy automakers are still using the "ship it and forget it" approach. If I want my 2023 Hyundai to have the same features as a 2025 (manual battery preconditioning, Google Maps directions on HUD, wireless Android Auto, etc), I need to root the head unit and install a bunch of vibe coded packages from randos on GitHub.

Although to be fair the vibecoded packages are probably higher quality than what Hyundai would've shipped.


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fullstop • today at 8:00 PM

ioniq 5? The 2023 didn't have manual battery preconditioning?