I used to work for a certain major tractor company on their infotainment displays. Yes tractors have infotainment displays, and they're freaking amazing. Our team was principally tasked with software updates. Doing software updates over the air (3G cellular connection to the tractor) or from USB sticks. We had all sorts of requirements about safety, security, and so on.

So it really baffles me to talk with a Nissan representative and find that their policy is to A) not accept suggestions for products. and B) not update software (not modify their cars after manufacture).

Seriously. Tractors get updates, but my car can't? That's very disappointing to me.

Anyway: the specific problem I had is that, during the summer, I set the climate control to, say 75. But some mornings it's cool, say 68. When I get into my car, it's been using the heater to get up to 75, which is ridiculous. Almost any basic thermostat has a "heat/cool/heat and cool" setting so you can say "don't bother heating right now" or "don't bother cooling right now."

What I'd really love to see, and I think Nissan is missing out on, is a climate control that is pegged to the outside temperature. Instead of setting an absolute temperature, just say "cool x degrees below external temperature, but no hotter than y" (eg, x is 5, y is 85. if exterior is 80, interior is 75, if exterior is 100, interior is 85)

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