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I disagree slightly.
I think that, although the common components of in car tech haven’t evolved much (sat nav, radio etc) the functionality of them has improved massively, from larger and easier to read screens, to more responsive and faster touch screens. The features have become easier to use and more useful.
The inclusion of things like CarPlay or android auto are also massive game changers in terms of cross car UI meaning you can jump into any car with a reasonable level of tech now and have the same user experience.
On top of that, I think autonomous driving features are absolutely something that changes the way people experience driving and (potentially) make it much safer for the occupants and other road users.
Soul-
I get the autonomous driving stuff. And in fairness the last time I was in a high end car with it in, it was the latest tech.... which shows how long ago that was. But all the middle to low end cars I've been in I've found it a pain.
In terms of all the smart hi-fi stuff, maybe again I need to use a brand new one, but I see a lot of that as fluff and bling.
Any half decent 10yo car has a BT system that will control your phone as well as you need call, play and skip fwd/back phone music. Other than BMW style head up(?) displays I think in car sat nav locations are inferior to a phone in a cradle mounted near eye height. In fact I think that's a really solid illustration of what I meant by bollocks value added items.
hugo7
Maybe I'm being overly cynical, but other than adaptive CC it's all bollocks value added items to give the illusion of newness and make up the fundamental lack of genuine engineering and quality.
What else do you actually want, let alone need?