What Factory Option Should Be Standard By Law?

 Cars have come a long way in making motoring more convenient and comfortable. They can now park themselves, heat their own windshield wipers, and even keep our drinks hot or cold. That said, many of these creature comforts are often locked away behind paywalls manufacturers like to call "trim packages" or "optional equipment."

That got us thinking. If you magically gained the power to require one automotive feature as necessary equipment by law, what would you choose? Just like how backup cameras are now mandated on all new cars sold in the U.S. as of May 2018, what do you think the Department of Transport should obligate automakers to put in all of their cars next?


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PUGPROUD - 7/31/2020 11:40:27 AM

+1 Boost

Heads Up display, keeps your eyes on the road.

valhallakey - 8/1/2020 1:57:59 AM

+5 Boost

Your suggestion gets my vote. Of all the cars out there that need one Tesla is at the top of the list! To me that is their most glaring fault, having to look over at the center screen to see basic driver info.

MDarringer - 7/31/2020 12:05:45 PM

-1 Boost

Adaptive cruise control

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"bricking" of cell phones when the car is in "D".
"bricking" of touch screens when the car is in "D".

supermoto - 7/31/2020 12:07:08 PM

-1 Boost

Collision warning, blind spot warning, 360 parking cams.

These features would be so cheap if every car had them.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 7/31/2020 12:16:24 PM

+2 Boost

Front seats that were strong enough to survive a crash instead of collapsing/snapping and killing babies children in the back seat as the weight of the driver and passenger throw them backwards.

MDarringer - 7/31/2020 12:36:14 PM

-3 Boost

No Mitsubishi Mirage for you.

MDarringer - 7/31/2020 12:45:37 PM

+2 Boost

Suspension components that don't break during normal driving.

Section_31_JTK - 7/31/2020 3:51:13 PM

+1 Boost

breathalyzer ignition interlock

ggrcrash - 8/2/2020 5:06:18 PM

+2 Boost

1)HUD definitely...
2)Android Auto, Apple Car play...Car manufactures have lost the war with integrated GPS and radio functions...
3)Collision warning, blind spot warning, 360 parking cams and sensors, those things tend to come standard on economy cars...can't figure out why they aren't standard on 30k+ automobiles.

skytop - 8/3/2020 7:07:33 AM

+1 Boost

Flux capacitor.