Do New Cars Have To Be Computers?

A steep learning curve

Photo by Brock Wegner on Unsplash

I love my 2004 Toyota Rav4. It is 20 years old, noisy, and leaks oil, but I know exactly how everything works and how to turn on and off whatever I need: music, heat, air conditioning.

We have been through a lot together: a collision with a deer buck and being hit from behind. — The other driver who caused the accident just drove off, and I…